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Harris, P. J.; Campbell Casey, S. A.; Westbury, T.; Florida-James, G. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2016
Students suffer from stress as a result of many factors, including educational unpreparedness, financial strain and inability to integrate socially. This mixed methods study aimed to investigate stress levels of undergraduate students in a post-1992, Scottish university and the potential for measures of stress to act as an indicator of a student's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Stress Variables, School Holding Power
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Ryland, Elizabeth B.; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1994
Examined factors affecting persistence/attrition of college students (n=301) at high risk for dropping out who were enrolled in personal and academic development seminars. Findings revealed that student demographic and retention characteristics, rather than stress coping resources, appeared to be most useful in predicting attrition. Findings…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Coping, High Risk Students