STRESSED OUT!!! This is a survey of Middle School students, assessing stress factors, and the various positive and negative ways students deal with stress.

STRESSED OUT!!!

This is a survey of Middle School students, assessing stress factors, and the various positive and negative ways students deal with stress. This survey was conceived by an 8th grade Middle School Student, Mike White, at Barnstable Middle School, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Students created and conducted the survey, as well as compiling and processing all data gathered.Power Point by: Courtney Nunheimer and Dalton Gifford – 8th grade, BMS, Cape Cod, USA

What is the objective of the survey?1. To identify stress factors

in the lives of Middle School students.

2. To generate a list of positive ways students deal with their stress.

3. To identify negative ways students deal with their stress.

4. To connect globally with other Middle School students by identifying similarities and differences how stress affects their lives.

Schools participating in the initial survey:

• (BMS) Barnstable Middle School, Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

• St. John’s Episcopal School, Dallas, Texas, USA

• Arts Middle School, Constanta, Romania

• School No. 8, Constanta, Romania

Do you experience stress in your life?

Answer

BMSUSA

Romania (Arts)

Romania (No. 8)

St. John’sUSA

Yes 93% 91% 100% 100%

No 7% 9% 0% 0%

Does Your Family cause stress in your life?Answer BMS

USARomania (Arts)

Romania(no. 8)

St. John’sUSA

Drugs and Alcohol

11% 0% 0% 2.5%

Divorce 16% 5% 4% 9%

Money problems

17% 5% 32% 14%

Siblings 36% 17.5% 26% 46%

Other 20% 72.5% 34% 16%

Do your friends cause stress?Answer BMS

USARomania (Arts)

Romania (no. 8)

St. John’s USA

Drug/Alcohol Related

9% 0% 5% 3%

Emotional problems

41% 26% 30% 26%

Peer Pressure 20% 37% 22% 35%

Bulling 5% 11% 33% 13%

Other 25% 26% 10% 14%

Do Sports Cause You Stress?

Answer BMSUSA

Romania (Arts)

Romania (no. 8)

St. John’sUSA

Coaches 22%

17% 33% 23%

Teammates

17%

50% 27% 19%

Parental Pressure

9% 0% 8% 16%

Minimum Grades

40%

0% 16% 14%

Other 11%

33% 4% 15%

Does School Cause You Stress?

Answer(up to 3 answers)

BMSUSA

Romania (Arts)

Romania (no. 8)

St. John’sUSA

Grades 32%

11% 25% 78%

Teachers/Staff

15%

41% 24% 38%

Bullies/students

7% 24% 7% 18%

Homework 30%

22% 37% 74%

Popularity 9% 2% 4% 31%

Punctuality 3% 28% 3% 62%

Other 4% 65% 1% 14%

Percentages reflect how many students selected each factor as a cause of stress. Students could select up to 3 answers .

What Do You think are the most common NEGATIVE ways you see kids deal with stress?

Rank

BMSUSA

St. John’sUSA

Romania(no. 8)

1 Drugs Bulling Cutting Class

2 Bulling Drugs Violence

3 Violence Violence Bulling

4 Alcohol Alcohol Vandalism

5 Cutting class

Cutting Class

Drugs

6 Vandalism

Vandalism Alcohol

7 Other Other Other

How Do You Deal With Stress In POSITIVE ways?Answer(up to 3 answers)

BMSUSA

Romania (Arts)

Romania (no. 8)

St. John’sUSA

Exercise 9% 18% 1% 29%

Sports 13% 9% 17% 43%

Talking 16% 61% 7% 30%

Music 24% 40% 28% 53%

Chat Online 13% 19% 20% 28%

School Work 1% 21% 0% 4%

Sleep 11% 4% 12% 44%

Read 3% 4% 3% 13%

Eat 6% 4% 2% 24%

Shop 3% 2% 9% 8%

Other 3% 123% 0% 20%

A List of factors that might cause you stress…BMSUSA

Romania (Arts)

Romania(no. 8)

St. John’sUSA

Annoying peopleToo much going onProjectsGetting things doneBusy Schedule

Crowed spacesLoud noisesInvasion of ones privacyDisrespectful peoplePeople who are late LonelinessLosing personal effects/thingsCleaning up

Health problemsNot enough free time

Death in the family High school applicationsLack of confidence

Do you deal with stress primarily in or

ways?

Answer

BMSUSA

Romania (Arts)

Romania(no. 8)

St. John’sUSA

Positive

52% 86% 79% 82.5%

Negative

48% 14% 21% 17.5%

Has this survey caused any stress?

Answer BMSUSA

Romania (Arts)

Romania (no. 8)

St. John’sUSA

YES 29% 2% 28% 29%

NO 71% 98% 72% 71%

A Special Thanks To…

Barnstable Middle School Cape Cod, Mass.

The Arts Middle School in Constanta, Romania

School no. 8 Constanta, Romania

St. John’s Episcopal School Dallas, Texas

And a special thanks to the makers of this survey…

Mike White Lexi Sisson Andrew

Girvan Amanda

Williams Josh King Ravi Mahabir