Stress in High School Students

Most people do not understand how much pressure typical high school students routinely put on pressure. There are countless stereotypes for teenagers, such as lazy people, bad drivers, always on the internet, or "we are relaxing". Breaking news people. Stereotypes are not facts, they are mere beliefs created by others. Many studies have been done to show that high school students are under pressure. For example, in an article in May 2013, one third of young people said that they suffered from chronic stress, 30% of high school students explained that they are thought to be overwhelmed by stress and being considered serious .

In this paper, we will consider a simple correlation between high school students' beliefs and stress during the academic year. At the beginning of the grade, 9th grade students will receive a short questionnaire asking if they think that their personality is likely to change. They also tested their response to social exclusion called cyberball. In this game, participants sit in front of the computer and think that they are passing through the ball while playing with two classmates on another computer. After the ball is first delivered to everyone, other players only pass the ball back and forth, so participants are excluded for several minutes (through the program). After this exclusion, the participants rated the pressure they found in the game. Finally, at the end of the academic year, students will provide information on their stress level and physical health. Researchers also checked the students' grades at the end of the year.

Researchers analyzed the stress levels of the two high school students in the central part of Texas, especially during the period of tension - transition to high school. Students complete daily surveys, ask about the stress they are experiencing and collect daily saliva samples to measure their cortisol levels. Most of these students (68%) experienced lower grades in the first semester and felt pressure. When they deal with this pressure, there are two distinct groups. Students who believe that intelligence develops as the brain develops not only has a low overall cortisol level but also returns to a lower level sooner after retreat increases the likelihood that retreat may be temporary . On the other hand, students with fixed intelligence think that they maintain a higher level of cortisol for a long time - stress reactions tend to interfere with problem solving and intellectual flexibility