Aselton (2012) Sources of Stress and Coping

Question 1

In the article called Sources of Stress and Coping in American College StudentsWho Have Been Diagnosed With Depression, what were some of the sources of stress?

Answer 1

Roommate issues, academic problems, financial and career concerns, and pressure from family.

Question 2

In the article called Sources of Stress and Coping in American College StudentsWho Have Been Diagnosed With Depression, what were some of the coping mechanisms?

Answer 2

Exercise, talking to friends, self-talk, deep breathing, journaling, marijuana use, and listening to music.

Question 3

What percentage of college students suffer from depression at some point in their college years

Answer 3

16% of all college students

Question 4

How was this study conducted?

Answer 4

It involved extended online interviews

Question 5

What was the inclusion criteria for the study?

Answer 5

Be an undergraduate college student, between the ages of 19 and 24, in the Northeast United States, and who had taken antidepressants at some point in his/her college years

Question 6

What was the exclusion criteria for this study?

Answer 6

Students who had started taking antidepressants within the past 4 weeks, as well as those who have been on antidepressants for a longer period of time.

Question 7

Final sample size

Answer 7

13

Question 8

What are the limitations of this study?

Answer 8

Self-reporting of previous diagnosis of depression and medication, and the use of e-mail interview, in that the researcher is not able to observe the participant during the interview and read body language. There may also be an element of self-selection in that the students who responded to the survey had stronger feelings about the course of their depression treatment.