Samuel and Michael completed The College Undergraduate Stress Scale and both

received a score of 1501. Both men are in their second year of university and work

part-time. Michael works weekends doing filing at his sister's business and is paid

well over minimum wage to help him save for four months in Europe this summer.

Samuel has a full scholarship that supports his tuition, but he works late nights

doing janitorial work for minimum wage to help support his family that recently

immigrated to Canada from Nigeria. Michael lives in a large 4-bedroom house

owned by his parents with 2 of his friends near campus. Samuel lives in a small, 3-

bedroom apartment with his parents and 3 siblings an hour commute from campus.

Both have had romantic relationships over the past year that resulted in a

pregnancy scare: Samuel with his long-term girlfriend and Michael with a girl he

had a brief fling with.

a. What do both Samuel and Michael's CUSS scores say about their stress

levels?

b. What potential problems are there with using these scores as an index of

their levels of stress? Can you think of any explanations as to why they may

experience different levels of stress despite having the same scores?

c. How do you think their respective stress levels would be better measured?

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