Abstract
In contrast to adolescents attending traditional universities, adolescents attending community colleges represent a large but relatively unstudied population with respect to stress and mental health issues. The purpose of this study was to determine what factors increase and decrease stress in a sample of adolescent community college students (N = 166). Findings from a self-administered questionnaire indicated that students had moderate levels of stress and resilience. Contrary to predictions, males demonstrated statistically significant higher levels of stress than females, but as expected, resilience had a significant negative effect on stress (p<.05). Practice and research implications are discussed for nurses in pediatric settings.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 530-540 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Nursing |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Community college students
- Resilience
- Stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics