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Francesca Ferrara
Ms. Coco
English 1001
7 December 2015

MURRAY JR., THOMAS L. "Reclaiming The Self: A Letter To College And University
Counselors." Journal Of College Student Psychotherapy 27.1 (2013): 3-6. SocINDEX
with Full Text. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
The purpose of this paper is to explain why there has been an increase in mental health
issues among university students. The author credits this to colleges promoting personality
development over character development. Murray says that, Personality development implies
that ones value is determined by others perceptions. Character development emphasizes
qualities such as self-acceptance, humility, ethics, concentration, kindness, wisdom, and
compassion I found this source useful because it offered a unique perspective on this issue
I know this is a credible source because the author is a counseling center director at the
University of North Carolina School for the Arts.
Ketchen Lipson, Sarah, et al. "Variations In Student Mental Health And Treatment Utilization
Across US Colleges And Universities." Journal Of American College Health 63.6 (2015):
388-396. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
This article provides data on a study of undergraduate college students mental health.
The research team concluded that, Roughly one-third of undergraduates exhibit significant
symptoms of a mental health problem, such as depression, generalized anxiety, or suicidality. I
found this article helpful in providing background and adding facts to back my research
discoveries and line of inquiry. I liked that it provided data from universities across the country.

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The authors are credible because they work for the Department of Health. They included a
detailed works cited page which adds credibility and the source is from an academic journal.
Anderson-Fye, Eileen P., and Jerry Floersch. "'I'm Not Your Typical 'Homework Stresses Me
Out' Kind Of Girl': Psychological Anthropology In Research On College Student Usage
Of Psychiatric Medications And Mental Health Services." Ethos (00912131) 39.4 (2011):
501-521. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
The article stated that, In a recent international study of college mental health services
centers, 83 percent of centers reported dealing with an increase of students taking psychiatric
medications (Rando and Barr 2008). This information was useful because it supports my line of
inquiry and provides background. The article also said that during college years the brain
undergoes huge changes so these years of early adulthood are more susceptible to mental health
issues. The author advocates improvement in college counseling ease the transition between
leaving home and being completely responsible for ones self. The article is credible because the
authors are both professors in this field, they have cited their sources, it was published in an
academic journal, and it is peer-reviewed.
Calderan, Cristina. "The Effects Of Social Integration On Stress And Risk Of Depression In
College Students." Perspectives (University Of New Hampshire) (2012): 121.
Supplemental Index. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
This source is a report on a study of the effects of involvement in campus social life on
stress and depression in students. The purpose of this source is to figure out if more involvement
or social integration, as Calderan calls it, will add to or relieve students stress and if it has an
effect on risk of depression.
When I read the abstract and introduction, I thought that this would contain a wealth of
information and a new perspective on stress and mental health of college students, but I was

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disappointed. While I did get some useful information, the results of the Calderan reported that
study proved no huge connection between social integration and stress.
I know this is a credible source because of the sources Calderan has sited and the content
of the actual study. The sources are all from scholarly and government health agencies. Also, the
research, results, and conclusions are very organized and well-written.
Jayson, Sharon. "Teens Feeling Stressed, and Many Not Managing It Well." USA Today. Gannett,
11 Feb. 2014. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
In her article for USA Today, Sharon Jayson shows how stress is affecting teens. Then,
she compares results from a report on bad stress management habits in teens to bad stress
management in adults and results showed that there is a correlation between the two. Basically,
the results show that bad stress management habits increase in severity as you get older. One of
the surveyed students, Hannah Sturgill (17), said in an interview "We have to do everything and
be perfect for colleges and we have a big workload. Most of the time we talk about how stressed
we are." The author gains credibility using data from psychologists and authors that are
extremely knowledgeable in the subject. She makes sure to give the reader links to double check
her information.
Mahmoud, Jihan S. R., et al. "The Relationships Of Coping, Negative Thinking, Life
Satisfaction, Social Support, And Selected Demographics With Anxiety Of Young Adult
College Students." Journal Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 28.2 (2015): 97108. Professional Development Collection. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
This source is about the anxiety in young adults. The article found that negative thinking
directly influenced anxiety and that college counselors should emphasize how to combat
negative thinking to lessen anxiety. The purpose of this article is explore the psychosocial,
behavioral, and cognitive aspects of anxiety and how they affect anxiety.

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This study was extremely useful because it looked into stress and anxiety which is
more in depth and in line with my line of inquiry. It provided me with a rich amount of sources
and studies that I can look at for further research as well. This article combined a lot of different
studies and results to get me started on overall research and I plan to go broader into the studies
as we continue into the inquiry process.
This source is credible because it is from the Journal of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatric Nursing and it was peer-reviewed. All of the authors are registered psychiatric nurses
and have PhDs, which means they have had extensive schooling and experience on and with this
topic. While reading the works cited, I could see that they have done a lot of careful research as
well.
Daniel, Seth Katz, and Karen Davison. "Community College Student Mental Health: A
Comparative Analysis." Community College Review 42.4 (2014): 307-326. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 24 Nov. 2015.
This source is credible because I found it on a trusted academic data base.