https://affectiveliving.com/2019/10/18/stepping-off-our-stress-box/
“There’s no question that today’s young adults are feeling intense levels of stress.
- 31% of all teens report feeling overwhelmed, depressed or sad as a result of stress
- 36% of teens report fatigue or feeling tired
- 23% report skipping a meal due to stress
- 2x as many students report their stress is getting worse compared to declining
- 42% report they are not doing enough to manage their stress
- 13% say they never set aside time to manage stress
from https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/02/teen-stress.aspx
I see it with my students. They brag about how little they sleep. They one-up each others’ tales of towers of homework. Their ironic generation jests stress into a cultural norm. We could lament the rise of social media, peer pressure, or the culture of competition. But let’s look in the mirror:
Maybe we are to blame for setting bad examples.”
Read the full post here:
https://affectiveliving.com/2019/10/18/stepping-off-our-stress-box/
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