Researchers reveal that the risk of "student burnout" is high and parents are concerned with their kids' mental health
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 1, 2016) - Course Hero, an online learning platform that empowers millions of students and educators to succeed, has found that more than one out of every five parents have sought professional help for their child's stress, and nearly a fourth of all parents have considered it.
The survey, taken in August 2016, analyzed responses from 2,000 US parents of children 15-20 years of age on their academic expectations, stress related to classwork and exams, and children's mental health.
Data findings include:
The data also showed national and regional trends around parental perception of student stress, such as the key symptoms of too much stress, difference in academic expectations across generations, and much more.
"This study gives us an idea of how stressed students are given the immense expectations being placed on them today," said Andrew Grauer, CEO and co-founder of Course Hero. "Today's students have to balance classwork, homework, study groups, family life, extracurricular activities, sports, and even part-time jobs. Based on these research results, we need to ask ourselves: Are we asking too much of these kids given how much time they have for all these activities, and, more importantly, how can we help them outside the classroom?"
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