Examining Factors That Increase and Decrease Stress in Adolescent Community College Students

Ahern, Nancy R; Norris, Anne E.

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“…Some of the contributory factors to a sense of coherence may help protectively for those who may be at risk [20][21][22]. A sense of coherence is represented by the ability to cope under stress and to use appropriate resources for stress management; thereby focusing less on the individual and individual disability and more focused on building and acquiring resources for health and wellness [20,21].…”

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“…We also know that stress may contribute to, or trigger patterns of disordered eating [4,13]. Young people cope with stress in various ways [14,15], and disordered eating patterns may represent a coping mechanism in periods of acute/on chronic stress [4,[16][17][18][19].Some of the contributory factors to a sense of coherence may help protectively for those who may be at risk [20][21][22]. A sense of coherence is represented by the ability to cope under stress and to use appropriate resources for stress management; thereby focusing less on the individual and individual disability and more focused on building and acquiring resources for health and wellness [20,21].…”

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Disordered Eating in First Year University Students - A Qualitative Study Exploring Student and Supportive Service Needs

Power¹,

Lazenbatt²

2015

Int J Nurs Clin Pract

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The study reports on a qualitative study exploring disordered eating in younger first-year students studying for professional health care related degrees (n=12), and illustrates some of the support mechanisms and services required to better support these students.Key issues emerging in relation to disordered eating included: lack of understanding to the nature/ risks associated; its use as a stress coping mechanism; isolation; perception as mental health issues with attaching stigma and reticence to acknowledge; concealed experience; wariness of eating in more public refectories. Finally positivity about their arrival at university and that their experience with disordered eating could potentially add to their repertoire as future health care professionals.The University could; further develop its outreach to new students with a more consistently supportive program including stress training and more support via student buddying; extend its program on positive mental health; greater awareness particularly the sub-clinical group; consider some small changes and adaptations to the refectory eating areas to better facilitate at-risk students. Significantly the University could perhaps better use the first few months of student's arrival at university to help embed a program to develop a stronger sense of coherence and wellbeing. Disordered Eating in First Year Review ArticleOpen Access BackgroundDisordered eating represents an over focus on body shape and weight reflecting in conditions marked by abnormal and disrupted attitudes to food and patterns of eating [1,2]. Evidence suggests that adolescence and early adulthood are the most vulnerable times to develop disordered eating patterns and predominantly those affected are young women aged 15-25 years [3][4][5]. Disordered eating can form part of a spectrum of disturbed eating patterns and behaviour presenting both in terms of significant and evident disability (clinical anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating) or as a 'subclinical syndrome' but with a significant risk of psychological, social and physiological damage [3,[6][7][8][9]. The use of the term 'disordered eating' is possibly less pathologising and stigmatising than the use of the term 'eating disorder' and the connotations that may attached to this. The term disordered eating can reflect more the spectrum of disturbed eating patterns evident to the researcher during the course of the study and in reviewing the collective narrative from discussion.The first year as an undergraduate university student can be significantly stressful [2,[10][11][12]. We also know that stress may contribute to, or trigger patterns of disordered eating [4,13]. Young people cope with stress in various ways [14,15], and disordered eating patterns may represent a coping mechanism in periods of acute/on chronic stress [4,[16][17][18][19].Some of the contributory factors to a sense of coherence may help protectively for those who may be at risk [20][21][22]. A sense of coherence is represented by the ability to c...

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Disordered Eating in First Year University Students - A Qualitative Study Exploring Student and Supportive Service Needs

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Lazenbatt²

2015

Int J Nurs Clin Pract

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“…Malterud and Solvang [37] and Langeland and Wahl [38] argue that the imposition of a mental ill-health label reduced an individual's sense of self. Ahern and Fisher [39] suggest that labelling can present a recovery barrier impacting upon an individual's self-esteem and reducing early treatment seeking, and distorting the individual perspective particularly for those at risk. Substantially, the young university undergraduate suffering with or at risk from disordered eating is not experiencing a sufficient degree of coping and coherence in life: [40,41] a sense of coherence is a key characteristic of wellness and the salutogenic model of health and wellbeing.…”

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Mental illness or mental distress; stigma and concealment in University students - a discussion paper

Power

2015

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This discussion paper addresses the issue of mental distress, sometimes mis-perceived or misinterpreted as mental illness. The focus is on positive psychology. Reflecting in part on a UK-based study with younger University students studying to health related degrees, nursing, midwifery and medicine (N = 12), many of the students were apparently suffering dis-stress with disordered eating at least in part being used as a coping mechanism. However notwithstanding that they were at the end of their first year studies in health, a significant number of the students interpreted their approach to eating as a mental illness. Consequently, many within the study felt stigmatised and were reluctant to acknowledge certainly to the University health care authorities that there was an issue; perceiving both academic and career/professional consequences of mental health labelling. The paper approaches the issue of mental health from a health promoting perspective, reflecting against the theory of salutogenesis and its focus within the three dimensions of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness as an approach to building resilience and managing stressors to better facilitate a sense of coherence. Complex manifestations of distress and poor coping mechanisms can in some cases be misinterpreted or miss perceived as mental illness. Promoting mental health and reducing the stigma of mental illness or the misperception of mental distress as mental illness, would need to be addressed in order to more effectively outreach certainly to younger University students who might be at risk. The focus should be on how better to promote their sense of coherence.

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“…Female adolescents tend to report more frequent and intense stressful events and to experience higher levels of stress for a longer duration than male adolescents (Ahern & Norris, 2010;Attar, Guerra, & Tolan, 1999;Wong, Stewart, Ho, & Lam, 2007;Yeo, Ang, Chong, & Huan, 2007). Adolescent girls are emotionally more vulnerable than adolescent boys and are at greater risk of developing mental health disorders (Yeo, Ang, Chong, & Huan, 2007).…”

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“…Adolescence is a turbulent time of normative developmental stress (Ahern & Norris, 2010) and the first time for youths to confront a wide range of stressors without any coping strategies to fall back on (Patterson & McCubbi, 1987;Yeo, Ang, Chong, & Huan, 2007). They  andrianliem@yahoo.com are more vulnerable to the effects of environmental stressor because of adolescents' dependence towards their family (Swearingen & Cohen, 1985).…”

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Exploring stressful live events on Indonesian adolescents

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Onggowijoyo²,

Santoso³

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Examining Factors That Increase and Decrease Stress in Adolescent Community College Students

Cited by 54 publications

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Disordered Eating in First Year University Students - A Qualitative Study Exploring Student and Supportive Service Needs

Disordered Eating in First Year University Students - A Qualitative Study Exploring Student and Supportive Service Needs

Mental illness or mental distress; stigma and concealment in University students - a discussion paper

Exploring stressful live events on Indonesian adolescents

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