The self-reported incidence of stress-related symptoms was studied in 8 17 farm men and women and 109 urban residents. Close to 50% of the farm sample reported the frequent to constant occurrence of the symptoms of trouble relaxing, loss of temper, and fatigue. Over 30% of the farmers reported similar occurrence rates for six additional symptoms. Self-reported symptom rates were significantly higher in farm women than in farm men, higher in younger farmers, higher in mixed farming operations, and higher in farmers who were holding off-farm employment. Symptom scores were significantly higher in the farmers compared to the urban sample. A stepwise discriminant analysis showed that scores on five symptoms were able to distinguish meaningfully between farm and urban groups. It was suggested that the chronic stress associated with the current farm financial crisis may be causing a high self-reported incidence of symptoms among farmers.

The accreditation standards outlined in the article are used by the International Association of Counseling Services, Inc., as the basis for the formal accreditation of college and university counseling programs throughout the United States and Canada. They reflect the program elements and practice standards that are deemed essential in a counseling center that provides high‐quality services to students.

Procrastination, the act of postponing and delaying needlessly, is a pervasive problem affecting the personal productivity of significant numbers of university students. Estimates vary from a high of 95% (Ellis & Knaus, 2002) to a low of 10% (Hill, Hill, Chabot, & Barrall, 1978). This pattern of avoidance affects male and female students equally and increases throughout their undergraduate years (McCown, Johnson, & Petzel, 1989). In fact, many university students assume that because procrastination is such a common practice, it is simply something with whichthey must live. The typical outcomes of procrastination are lower grades (Rothblum, Solomon, & Murakami, 1986), course withdrawals (Welsley, 1994), stress (Blunt &Pychyl, 2000), increased health risks (Baumeister, 1997), and interpersonal conflict (Day, Mensink, & O'Sullivan, 2000). In one study, 52% of students reported that procrastination had become a serious problem for which they had sought help (Gallagher, 1992). For 20% to 30% of university students, procrastination is a serious problem adversely affecting academic achievement and quality of life (McCown, 1986; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984). Developmentally, the incidence of procrastination increases significantly during the four years of 75

The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered to 345 adult women to determine if anxiety was related to employment status, number of children, and age of children. Respondents were categorized as not employed, employed part-time, or employed full-time and also in terms of number and ages of children. The results indicated that women not employed outside their homes have slightly higher levels of anxiety than the employed women. A significant relationship between ages of children and anxiety was also obtained with Trait-anxiety being highest in women with all children between 2 and 5 yr. of age and lowest in women whose children were all older than 5. The importance of the ages of children and the impact of employment status in contributing to maternal stress are discussed.

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