Mental Health – The College Fix

Yale junior says grade inflation ‘a good thing’

College Fix Staff — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:28:50 +0000

Grade inflation has been an issue for some time at American universities. One of The College Fix’s earliest articles reported that 43 percent of all college grades were As, while Ds and Fs were “few and far between.” In 2023, reports detailed how As were almost 80 percent of the grades given at Yale and Harvard. And it’s not just higher ed; one study showed that in 1966 just 19 percent of…

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Moms arrange playdates for their college kids on Facebook, WhatsApp: report

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:42:33 +0000

Some moms are taking helicopter parenting to a whole new level. A new report in New York magazine describes how some moms arrange playdates for their college kids on social media apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp. It’s a trend that’s an outgrowth of groups created for parents of students at various universities: “Some groups are schoolwide, while others are specific to a cohort — graduating…

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Universities report continued spike in students seeking mental health services

Peter Baugher - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:06 +0000

Wichita State U. sees 73 percent increase in one year, Washington State U. 25 percent Universities are reporting a significant uptick in students seeking mental health services after the American Psychological Association called the trend a “crisis” last fall. Wichita State University’s CARE team, which supports students and faculty in situations that interfere with their ability to “function…

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Higher ed encourages disordered psychological behavior: Chris Rufo

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:02:35 +0000

‘It feels as if we are in the midst of a society-wide mental breakdown,’ Rufo wrote Colleges validate behaviors characterizing mental health pathologies, leading to a society dominated by narcissism and other kinds of madness. New College of Florida trustee and activist Christopher Rufo wrote in a Sept. 24 City Journal essay that universities encourage behaviors associated with psychology’s…

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Suicide prompts HHS to halt Columbia-linked depression trial

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:37:47 +0000

Doctor and professor who led the study resigned from his position at Columbia The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stopped all research studies involving human subjects at a psychiatric institute associated with Columbia University following the suicide of person participating in the research who had been taking a placebo. The HHS’s Office for Human Research Protections “has…

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Psychology professors warn: Earlier smartphone use linked to worse adult mental health

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:02:58 +0000

‘The most mentally healthy [adult] respondents are those who did not get a phone until their late teens,’ psychologists wrote Earlier smartphone use is associated with diminished mental health in adulthood, according to top psychologists’ analysis of the world’s largest mental health database. “The younger the age of getting the first smartphone, the worse the mental health that the young…

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Harvard scholars: Marriage makes women happier and healthier

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:04:43 +0000

Married women ‘had lower risk of cardiovascular disease, less depression and loneliness, were happier and more optimistic, and had a greater sense of purpose and hope’ Marriage positively affects women’s mental and physical health, which can lead to long-term health benefits, according to a recent study published in the journal Global Epidemiology. Led by a team of Harvard researchers…

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More college students cutting back on drinking, embracing sobriety

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:00:42 +0000

‘Sober curious’ gains steam, professor says While American college life has long been associated with binge drinking and boozy parties, new evidence shows that, for some students at least, sobriety is trending. In 1981, 82 percent of college students reported drinking alcohol during the previous 30 days, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s “Monitoring the Future” survey.

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Some colleges eliminate grading, cite students’ poor mental health, lack of preparation

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:42:56 +0000

‘Un-grading’ is a growing trend, according to NPR More colleges are eliminating the standard A through F letter grading system for their students in an attempt to help them transition to college and manage their mental health. “Called ‘un-grading,’ the idea is meant to ease the transition to higher education — especially for freshmen who are the first in their families to go to college or who…

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Professors: Military Health System must gender-affirm young people

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:12:00 +0000

Authors defended the ‘inherent ability and right’ of teens to consent to ‘gender-affirming’ treatments Five military health providers, including two university professors, advocated for “gender-affirming” treatment for gender dysphoric young people in the Military Health System and stated that children as young as seven could participate in medical decisions, according to a paper published last…

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