Table 5 Content Validity Indices for PSSI Items, by Theme

 a) Preparing for exams

 b) Writing exams

 c) Writing multiple exams on the same day

 d) Final exams worth 50% or more

 e) Heavily weighted assignments

 f) Having multiple assignments due around the same time

 g) Managing my academic workload

 h) Maintaining a high GPA

 i) Working on my thesis

 j) Performing well at my professional placement (i.e., practicum)

 a) Poor communication from professor

 b) Unclear expectations from professor

 c) Lack of guidance from professor

 d) Meeting my thesis/placement supervisor’s expectations

 e) Lack of mentoring from my thesis/placement supervisor

 a) Adjusting to the post-secondary lifestyle

 b) Adjusting to my program

 c) Academic competition among my peers

 d) Feeling like I’m not working hard enough

 e) Feeling like my peers are smarter than I am

 f) Pressure to succeed

 g) Sexual harassment on campus

 h) Discrimination on campus

 a) Making new friends

 b) Maintaining friendships

 c) Networking with the ‘right’ people

 d) Feeling pressured to socialize

 e) Balancing social life with academics

 f) Comparing myself to others

 g) Comparing my life to others on social media

 h) Meeting other peoples’ expectations of me

 i) Meeting my own expectations

 a) Getting enough sleep

 b) Getting enough exercise

 c) Making sure that I eat healthy

 d) Having to prepare meals for myself

 e) Balancing working at my job with academics

 f) Balancing my extracurriculars with academics

 g) Feeling guilty about taking time for my hobbies/interests

 h) Having to take student loans

 i) Worrying about paying off debt

 j) Worrying about getting a job after graduation

 k) Worrying about getting into a new program after graduation