Understanding and Fostering Mental Health and Well-Being among University Faculty: A Narrative Review

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(13), P. 4425 - 4425

Published: June 30, 2023

In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of mental health concerns in academia, with stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression being reported among faculty members. The demanding work environment, the need to balance personal professional duties, constant pressure productivity while navigating multiple tasks teaching, research, mentorship, development, service all impact overall well-being faculty. Higher education institutions have structurally changed as research landscape. These changes well faculty-specific student-specific factors coupled effect COVID-19 pandemic led profound effects on academics. This paper is a narrative review pertinent literature describing well-being. It summarizes available evidence influencing shows prevalence depression, burnout from various academic fields along whole ladder. Using suggested framework that collates efforts leaders faculty, concludes by exploring strategies promote work–life academics suggesting effective interventions improve their outcomes.

Language: Английский

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Developmental trajectories of depression, anxiety, and stress among college students: a piecewise growth mixture model analysis

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Oct. 26, 2023

Abstract Mental health issues are becoming increasingly common among college students, but not all students follow the same developmental trends of mental health. This study aims to identify trajectories depression, anxiety, and stress related factors for different trajectory classes. The data were collected from a longitudinal survey over four consecutive years, 2473 included in analysis. used piecewise growth mixture model determine subtrajectories, multinomial logistic regression was constructed investigate affecting subtrajectories. results revealed that subtrajectories include low stable class, increasing decreasing then high class. class only presents anxiety stress. Regarding factors, BMI sleep hours identified as depression; gender associated with anxiety; hometown location Extroversion personality, relationship classmates, siblings, father’s education level other Considering experience multiple stress, psychological intervention should be carried out each

Language: Английский

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Delivering substance use prevention interventions for adolescents in educational settings: A scoping review

World Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 409 - 422

Published: July 18, 2023

Currently, a proportion of adolescents use alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs, which inevitably harms their health academic progress. Adolescence is peak period for substance initiation critical time preventing problems. Various entities, such as families, schools, communities, have implemented variety interventions to alleviate adolescent problems, schools play unique role. To explore the types, characteristics, effectiveness in educational settings adole-scents, we conducted scoping review identified 32 studies after screening. We divided according intervention type, including curriculum focusing on cognitive-behavioral skill enhancement, exercise interventions, peer family-school cooperation, electronic interventions. Except mixed results showed that other were beneficial different extents alleviating In addition, analyzed summarized advantages challenges intervening settings. Schools can equipment human resources provide with various types measures, but they also face stigmatization, ineffective coordination among multiple resources, poor implementation effects. future, school-based measures fully utilize big data artificial intelligence technology collaborate families communities intervene appro-priately while paying attention comorbidity risks disorders psychological issues.

Language: Английский

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Does anxiety consistently affect the achievement goals of college students? A four-wave longitudinal investigation from China

Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 43(12), P. 10495 - 10508

Published: Sept. 7, 2023

Language: Английский

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Professional Identity and Career Adaptability among Chinese Engineering Students: The Mediating Role of Learning Engagement

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(6), P. 480 - 480

Published: June 7, 2023

Due to the rapid development of science and technology, economic has changed dramatically, resulting in transformation career characteristics. Individuals need convey a higher adaptability than ever before order face changes brought by development. Especially for college students critical period development, having good is great significance their future choice This study conducted cross-sectional survey 692 engineering undergraduates at top university China used data investigate relationship between professional identity (professional interest, strength, prospects, satisfaction) students, as well discuss mediating role learning engagement adaptability. The results correlation analysis showed that was positively correlated with mediation effect model indicated played Chinese students. In other words, had direct positive impact on adaptability, while identity, mediated engagement, recommends colleges provide more conducive academic environment opportunities practice. We also encourage educators emotional support enhance students' creating favorable atmosphere.

Language: Английский

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Trajectories of college students' general self-efficacy, the related predictors, and depression: A piecewise growth mixture modeling approach

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(5), P. e15750 - e15750

Published: April 25, 2023

General self-efficacy plays a critical role in the development of college students, and mastering students' general is helpful to explain behavior psychological performance. Based on data from same cohort students for four consecutive years, this study used piecewise growth mixture model identify developmental trajectories self-efficacy, built multinomial logistic regression analyze related predictors different trajectories, further compared differences depression symptoms trajectories. Three were identified: stable-rising (8.7%), stable-decreasing (2.4%), moderate stable (88.9%). With class as reference, gender extraversion are stable-increasing class; gender, extraversion, mother's education level, university tier significantly predict who fall into class. also has significant predictive effect belong However, age, ethnicity, siblings, hometown location, father's BMI, sleep, major not predictors. Furthermore, mean between latent classes significant, scores beyond normal range third fourth years. To promote mental health, we suggest that colleges provide more specific interventions based classification.

Language: Английский

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Adolescent suicide risk factors and the integration of social-emotional skills in school-based prevention programs

World Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 494 - 506

Published: April 16, 2024

Adolescents are considered one of the most vulnerable groups affected by suicide. Rapid changes in adolescents’ physical and mental states, as well their lives, significantly undeniably increase risk Psychological, social, family, individual, environmental factors important for suicidal behavior among teenagers may contribute to suicide through various direct, indirect, or combined pathways. Social-emotional learning is a powerful intervention measure addressing crisis adolescent When deliberately cultivated, fostered, enhanced, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, interpersonal skills, responsible decision-making, five core competencies social-emotional learning, can be used effectively target provide necessary support. Among numerous methods, school-based interventions based on competence have shown great potential preventing adolescents. The characteristics competence, including appropriateness, necessity, cost-effectiveness, comprehensiveness, effectiveness, make these an means To further determine better address issue suicide, additional financial support should provided, combination other prevention programs within schools fully leveraged, cooperation between families, society, environments maximized. These efforts future research directions.

Language: Английский

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Determinants of future anxiety across individual, household, and regional levels in South Korea using a social ecological model

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Language: Английский

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Time Use and Cognitive Achievement among Adolescents in China: Depression Symptoms as Mediators

Journal of Intelligence, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(5), P. 88 - 88

Published: May 6, 2023

Everyone's time is limited, and there competition between different aspects of use; this requires comprehensive consideration the effects use on cognitive achievement in adolescents. This study uses a dataset 11,717 students from nationally representative large-scale survey project conducted 2013 to 2014 clarify relationship (including working homework, playing sports, surfing Internet, watching TV, sleeping) among Chinese adolescents, explores mediating role depression symptoms achievement. The results correlation analysis show that average daily spent sleeping significantly positively correlated with (p < 0.01), while Internet TV are negatively 0.01). effect model play Specifically, sports (indirect = 0.008, p 0.001) 0.015, have positive when using as mediators; homework -0.004, 0.001), -0.002, 0.046), -0.005, negative mediators. contributes understanding

Language: Английский

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Cross-Lagged Relationship between Physical Activity Time, Openness and Depression Symptoms among Adolescents: Evidence from China

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 25(9), P. 1009 - 1018

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The relationship between physical activity time, openness and depression symptoms among adolescents is a cutting-edge research direction in the field, yet it remains unclear.This study based on sample of 7924 students from nationally representative China Education Panel Survey database examines bidirectional relationships Chinese adolescents.Descriptive analysis showed that during 7th 8th grades, average time decreased to less than one hour per day, accompanied by decreasing trend slight worsening symptoms.Correlation significant negative correlation symptoms, positive openness, openness.The results cross-lagged models indicated with significantly positively predicting following year year.In addition, had unidirectional predictive effect conclusions provide empirical evidence for education administration schools promote mental health development worldwide.

Language: Английский

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