Participants: 7 male and female 7th & 8th grade students

A 7-week stress management small group for 7th & 

8th grade students to learn stress management
strategies
Stress Busters  Topics:  Physical & Emotional Signs of Stress, Recognizing Thinking
Traps, Creating Coping Thoughts, Coping Skills, Relaxation
Techniques, Identifying Strengths, Stress Management Goal
Formulation

Know the Signs of Stress Use of Coping Skills 

86%
Pre know their Pre
Group signs of stress Group

Know signs Do not know signs using coping skills No coping skills

Post
133%  Post
Group increase in Group
coping skills
Know signs Do not know signs using coping skills No coping skills

4
4
Stress Level GPA
3 3 42%  6%  4 3.11 3.30
3 increase in avg.
Low Stress 3
2 group GPA
2 2
1 1

50%
1 1

0
0 Pre Post
Pre Post
Pre & Post decrease
GPA
Low Moderate High in F's

43% of
participants
maintained
attendance

ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors

M 1. Belief in
development of whole B-SMS 7. Demonstrate B-SMS 8. Demonstrate the
self, including a healthy effective coping ability to
balance of mental, skills when faced with a balance school, home and
social/emotional and problem community activities
physical well-being