College Students’ Academic Stressors on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Graduating Students and Non-Graduating Students

Yang, Jiaqi; Zhang, Yongfeng; Peng, Li; Zhang, Huan; Liu, Tour

doi:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019406

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“…Even though, it also existed in college students. Yang et al ( 99 ) showed that the non-graduating students had higher work stressors than the graduating students. So, it was necessary to expand the study about work stressors among college students.…”

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The influence of college students' academic stressors on mental health during COVID-19: The mediating effect of social support, social well-being, and self-identity

Yang¹,

Zhou²,

Zhao³

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Front. Public Health

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COVID-19 caused harmful mental consequences to the public, and mental health problems were very common among college students during the outbreak of COVID-19. Academic stressors were the main stress for college students, and social support, social well-being, and self-identity were widely known as protective factors for mental health. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the influence of academic stressors on mental health and the mediating effect of social support, social well-being, and self-identity among college students during the outbreak of COVID-19. With 900 college students as subjects, using the college students' academic stressors questionnaire, social support questionnaire, social well-being scale, self-identity scale, and depression anxiety stress scales (DASS-21), the results showed that: (1) academic stressors had a significantly negative correlation with social support, social well-being, and self-identity while having a significantly positive correlation with mental health; (2) academic stressors could positively predict mental health; (3) this effect was mediated by social support, social well-being, and self-identity; (4) work stressor was an important stressor during COVID-19, and had the same role as academic stressors in the structural equation model. The results of this study suggested that adjusting the academic stressors or work stressors of college students and enhancing social support could improve social well-being and self-identity, and might effectively protect their mental health under the COVID-19 pandemic environment.

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The influence of college students' academic stressors on mental health during COVID-19: The mediating effect of social support, social well-being, and self-identity

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Zhao³

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“…Moving from university into the workforce can also negatively impact new graduates’ well-being—and their mental health. There is growing evidence suggesting that new graduates in the labour market can experience mental ill health such as anxiety, depression5 6 and stress upon searching for a job after graduation 7. The mental health difficulties associated with this transition period have arguably also been exacerbated because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic 8–10.…”

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“…As such, we exclude from our scoping review those studies focusing on medical and nursing graduates entering the healthcare sector workforce. The mental health of students while they study at university has also been studied extensively 6 10. Accordingly, our proposed scoping review aims to understand the effects of moving into the workforce on the mental health of university graduates by synthesising the relevant existing literature on this topic.…”

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Mental health of new and recent graduates during the university-to-work transition: a scoping review protocol

Zayts¹,

Edmonds²,

Kong³

et al. 2023

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IntroductionUniversity students face challenges when starting their careers and entering the workforce after tertiary education is associated with negative psychological outcomes. The planned scoping review will synthesise the literature on the impact of university-to-work transitions on the mental health of new and recent graduates. We will describe the characteristics and main findings of the studies, and will examine the variables associated with, and the theories used to explain, the relationship between transitions to work and graduates’ mental health.MethodsWe will search the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, PSYCINFO, Social Sciences Citation Index, CINAHL Plus, Ovid MEDLINE and Google Scholar, to locate published and unpublished literature. The included studies will focus on undergraduate and postgraduate university students during planned or current university-to-work transitions, as well as early-career workers. We will include studies involving people who have left or are in their final year of study, are undergoing career transition preparation or have worked for no longer than 3 years since graduation. Studies from all countries, those published in English and since 2000, will be included. We will use a set of predefined search terms and we will extract studies using the EndNote V.20 reference management software. Two reviewers will screen and assess the identified studies using the Covidence software. Finally, we will present the data in a summary table and will qualitatively analyse the studies using thematic analysis.Ethics and disseminationOur scoping review does not require ethical approval. The scoping review’s findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journal articles and conference presentations, and will inform the development of training resources for different stakeholders as part of a wider research project.Trial registration numberThe study has been registered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/gw86x).

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Institutional Support Available to Enhance the Mental Health of Students at the University of Namibia

Ashipala,

Ntjamba

2023

Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education

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This chapter critically examines the institutional support systems aimed at supporting the mental health of students within the University of Namibia. The shift from childhood to adulthood brings with it special difficulties, leaving students open to a range of stresses that can negatively impact their mental health. This research examines common mental health problems among students, such as stress and anxiety, with a particular focus at the University of Namibia. The study highlights the necessity of an all-encompassing strategy that considers social, emotional, and intellectual aspects in order to create an environment where students can flourish both academically and mentally. This chapter adds to the continuing conversation on mental health in higher education by advocating for additional improvements and identifying successful initiatives. This chapter adds to the continuing conversation on mental health in higher education by advocating for additional improvements and identifying successful initiatives.

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College Students’ Academic Stressors on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Graduating Students and Non-Graduating Students

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The influence of college students' academic stressors on mental health during COVID-19: The mediating effect of social support, social well-being, and self-identity

The influence of college students' academic stressors on mental health during COVID-19: The mediating effect of social support, social well-being, and self-identity

Mental health of new and recent graduates during the university-to-work transition: a scoping review protocol

Institutional Support Available to Enhance the Mental Health of Students at the University of Namibia

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