Student, Parent, and School Effects on the Stress of College Application

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Two studies investigated the relative influence of student and parental characteristics on the stress experienced during college application in a school in which achievement was valued highly by students as well as teachers. A field study first assessed the cardiovascular changes caused by the Scholastic Aptitude Test among 11th grade students. In the 2nd study, each student in grades 9-12 had a stress interview designed to elicit cardiovascular responses to the stress of college application under controlled experimental conditions. The results were consistent across studies. Students with lower socioeconomic status, higher seniority in the school, or whose parents were involved most heavily in school affairs evidenced the greatest blood pressure increases. Both student and parental characteristics influence the experience of stress during college application, and the importance of the school social environment was emphasized.

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