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Episode 119 — Why Gen Z is feeling so stressed. More than one-third of young adults ages 18 to 23—the older members of Gen Z—said that their mental health was worse right now than at the same time last year, according to APA's Stress in America survey. That's a higher number than any other age group. Emma Adam, PhD, a developmental ...
May 9, 2019 · Mind the basics—sleep, exercise, nutrition. Teens need more sleep than adults, and they need it later on the clock. A recent survey found that teens are shortchanged by an average of two hours of sleep per night, which adds up to a devastating deficit. Sleep is critical to all areas of functioning.
Nov 10, 2022 · No doubt, high school can be a high-pressure time in life. And high school students, as a result, get stressed out. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America 2020 survey, teens who are already under stress due to the normal pressures of high school have felt even more stress in recent years, thanks to the pandemic.
Jul 18, 2022 · persistent exposure to microaggressions. poverty, health inequity, and systemic racism. family conflict or being in a toxic relationship. low psychological safety at work. chronic or unexpected ...
Oct 1, 2022 · By nearly every metric, student mental health is worsening. During the 2020–2021 school year, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health problem, according to the Healthy Minds Study, which collects data from 373 campuses nationwide (Lipson, S. K., et al., Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 306, 2022).
Apr 23, 2018 · SBB: And when we’re stressed we take out our phones. So your phone becomes like a cupcake. JKG: Exactly. And rather than talking to someone about your day you’re pulling out your phone and ...
Aug 24, 2018 · The Science Behind Student Stress. A new study shows how a growth mindset helps students cope with academic setbacks. A new study finds that when students experience an academic setback such as a bad grade, the amount of cortisol—the so-called stress hormone—in their bodies typically spikes. For most students it drops back down to normal ...
