The Stressed Out Students Infographic

The Stressed Out Students Infographic

The Stressed Out Students Infographic displays the causes of stress for students stating that students today have the worst emotional health of all time.

Why are students today more stressed than ever before?

In a 2010 national survey of college freshman, it was discovered that students’ perception of their drive to succeed and academic ability are at an all-time high: 3 out of 4 said that they are above average in these two traits. It may sound like great news, but it was overshadowed by another statistic that painted a far grimmer picture:
Today’s students have the worst emotional health of any student group ever studied.

Stress is the #1 Factor in Academic Disruption

• 1 in 5 Students has felt too stressed to study of be with friends
• 1 in 5 Students have considered dropping out of school because of this
• Only 52% of freshmen say their emotional health is above average