TY - JOUR
T1 - The Psychosocial Functioning of High School Students in Academically Rigorous Programs
AU - Suldo, Shannon M.
AU - Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth
PY - 2013/9/1
Y1 - 2013/9/1
N2 - This cross‐sectional study determined whether students who take part in academically challenging high school curricula experience elevated levels of stress and whether this stress co‐occurs with psychological and/or academic problems. Data from self‐report questionnaires and school records were collected from 480 students from four high schools. Results of analyses of covariance suggested that stress is not always associated with deleterious outcomes, as students in academically rigorous programs (specifically, Advanced Placement [AP] classes and International Baccalaureate [IB] programs) reported more perceived stress than did students in general education, while maintaining exceptionally high academic functioning. Furthermore, despite their stress level, the psychological functioning of students in AP and IB is similar or superior to the levels of psychopathology, life satisfaction, and social functioning reported from their peers in general education.
AB - This cross‐sectional study determined whether students who take part in academically challenging high school curricula experience elevated levels of stress and whether this stress co‐occurs with psychological and/or academic problems. Data from self‐report questionnaires and school records were collected from 480 students from four high schools. Results of analyses of covariance suggested that stress is not always associated with deleterious outcomes, as students in academically rigorous programs (specifically, Advanced Placement [AP] classes and International Baccalaureate [IB] programs) reported more perceived stress than did students in general education, while maintaining exceptionally high academic functioning. Furthermore, despite their stress level, the psychological functioning of students in AP and IB is similar or superior to the levels of psychopathology, life satisfaction, and social functioning reported from their peers in general education.
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tal_facpub/158
UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.21708
U2 - 10.1002/pits.21708
DO - 10.1002/pits.21708
M3 - Article
VL - 50
JO - Psychology in the Schools
JF - Psychology in the Schools
ER -