O.H. OBASUYI

Stress touches just about everyone, but for students nearing the finish line in their university education, the weight can feel especially heavy. It starts off as a natural reaction your body and mind responding to pressure but when it drags on too long or comes on too strong, it chips away at your mental health. For final-year students, that pressure doesn’t just comefrom schoolwork. It’s coming from every direction including academic demands, familyexpectations, the fear of what’s next, and often, financial struggles. Across the globe, research keeps pointing to how intense the academic experience can be. Students are juggling tight schedules, looming deadlines, and constant exams. Now toss in money issues, social tension, and that nagging uncertainty about what life looks like after graduation and it’s a lot to carry. The American Psychological Association has warned that this kind of constant stress can wear people down. It leads to mental health issues like anxiety, depression, trouble sleeping, and burnout. And once your mental health slips, your grades, relationships, and overall well-being tend to follow

This study investigates impact of plastic waste on our physical environment in Benin. Four (4) research questions were raised to guide the study. The distribution of the population of this study were the residents of Benin City including customers and retailers distributed across the 3 local government areas which includes, Egor, Ikpoba-Okha and Oredo. The sample size adopted for the study was a total of Three Hundred (300) respondents within the area of the study. That is 100 respondents selected from each local government area that made up Benin City using a stratified random sampling technique. The major instrument used for this study was the questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed and validated by experts in the department of Health, Safety and Environmental Education, Faculty of Education University of Benin. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistical techniques such as tables, frequencies counts, and simple percentages

This study investigated the attitudes of undergraduate students at the University of Benin towards waste segregation. The research adopted a descriptive survey design, with a sample size of 400 respondents selected through a multistage sampling technique across ten faculties. Data were collected using a structured instrument titled Attitude Towards Waste Segregation Questionnaire (ATWSQ) and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, percentages, and mean scores. Findings revealed that although most undergraduates demonstrated awareness of the importance of waste segregation and held positive attitudes towards it, majority of the students do not participate in waste segregation. The study further showed that students showed a generally positive perception of the ease and convenience of waste segregation but the insufficient number of waste bins hindered effective participation. Internal motivations (environmental concern), and social factors (peer behavior) were identified as major factors influencing students’ attitudes towards waste segregation, while lack of clear information, weak institutional support, and low motivation constituted barriers.