Navigating college campuses: The impact of stress on mental health and substance use in the post COVID-19 era

Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 54(5), P. 101585 - 101585

Published: March 7, 2024

Language: Английский

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Coping mechanisms for students with mental disorders: An exploratory qualitative study at Busitema University’s Mbale and Busia Campuses

PLOS Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. e0002113 - e0002113

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

In recent years, Ugandan universities have faced a rising incidence of mental health issues among students, with prevalence rates disorders reaching up to 60% undergraduates. These challenges significantly impact both academic performance and social interactions. This study aimed investigate the coping mechanisms students at Busitema University. We conducted 42 key informant interviews diagnosed disorders, as determined by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Interviews were guided structured protocol developed research team, all participants provided informed consent. The audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, analyzed using thematic analysis. approach was chosen for its efficiency directness. Nvivo software facilitated coding organization themes. identified several strategies used two University campuses. Five main themes emerged: Alcohol Substance Use, Use Sedatives, Social Personal Initiatives, Seeking Counseling Services, Withdrawal Confrontation, Faith Healing. Various subthemes also noted, including substance use, withdrawal, confrontations, witchcraft, participation in co-curricular activities, abortions, seeking psychosocial support. findings are detailed Table 2. Addressing university requires thorough understanding their strategies. While some self-developed, others involve university-led interventions. It is crucial reinforce effective address detrimental ones improve students’ outcomes. Mental strategies, Uganda

Language: Английский

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Death education, communication, and happiness: An unlikely general education triad?

Policy Futures in Education, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 13, 2025

Topics in death and dying education classes can be troubling for students, some of whom may have enrolled such order to seek help. This paper contains recommendations regarding happiness-related exercises that could employed when teaching from a communications perspective general programs. At first, the combining death-related topics with material seem odd. But an approach is not without precedent as seen life educational efforts Taiwan. Happiness-related involving savoring, gratitude, kindness, social relationships, creating meaning potential ease student anxiety exploring difficult topics, perhaps improve overall wellbeing. Although this chiefly concerns United States, its principles extend many countries around world grappling aging populations.

Language: Английский

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Well-Being amongst College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Developing Country

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(24), P. 16745 - 16745

Published: Dec. 13, 2022

College students face unique challenges that the consequences of COVID-19 might aggravate. To explore pandemic’s on college students’ well-being, we conducted an online survey with 634 from a private university in Cali, Colombia. The study sought to assess well-being due COVID-19, and mediating effects optimism, gratitude, emotional closeness well-being. Results showed affected mental health Being optimistic grateful mediated life satisfaction happiness. Optimism, closeness, gratitude also negative effect fear infection impact academic performance. results this analysis will promote discussion implementation coping strategies help thrive, resilience, contribute better health.

Language: Английский

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Dimensional Distribution of Anxiety and Depression in College Students in a Rural Setting: Relationship with Stress, Well-being, and Quality of Life

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 40(4), P. 411 - 417

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

Background: Information about the anxiety and depression of students in rural areas India is scant. We evaluated stress, coping strategies, quality life (QOL), well-being along with dimensional categorical distribution a cross-sectional study college. Materials Methods: It was an online questionnaire-based survey using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression, general disorder-7 anxiety, WHO-5 Well-Being scale well-being. Stress previous month, nature QOL on 1 (worst) to 10 (best) were also assessed. Results: The suggested pervasiveness these problems among students. Categorically, considerable proportion had clinical levels (32.2%), (40.3%); 24.8% both them. past month reported by 34.2% students, which linked significantly severity depression. Common stressor financial problems, family-, career-, job-related issues. Stress, negatively correlated QOL. Many strategies reported; more than half found helping others, creative hobbies, hoping best, music, talking yoga exercises, prayer, religious activities helpful. Conclusions: results highlight pervasive presence college are have impact their These require specific attention management.

Language: Английский

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Relationship between mental health and students’ academic performance through a literature review

Discover Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: Sept. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Adjusting to Stressors and Mental Health Issues Among First-Year Students in Higher Learning Institutions

Advances in higher education and professional development book series, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 37 - 61

Published: Dec. 7, 2023

Higher learning institutions are expected to churn out knowledge and cater the mental well-being of their students. Overwhelming evidence suggests that while students attend studies, exposure stressors interferes with academic abilities, social adaptability, health. The study analyzed published studies on health issues student together adjusting strategies address in higher institutions. By adopting conceptual analysis framework, results revealed face various stressors: academics, relational, anxiety, depression, substance use, economic stressors, mobile phone usage, sexual orientation, eating disorders recommends set up wellness counseling centers equipped professionals negate effect first-year university also emphasis positive psychology psychoeducation change students' perceptions

Language: Английский

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Exploring College-Aged Student Anxiety: Aggravating Factors and Coping Strategies

American Journal of Qualitative Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(4), P. 1 - 23

Published: Sept. 15, 2024

<i>Undergraduate college-aged students are increasingly experiencing anxiety. Yet, many struggle to cope effectively, resulting in poor school performance and compromised health well-being. Our goal was identify common anxiety-inducing aggravating stressors, as well preferred adaptive coping strategies, this exploratory study inform anxiety intervention development. A total of 19 undergraduate (17 female 2 male) were recruited. Students previously diagnosed or treated for by a clinician participated two-week, daily diary entry study. 219 entries transcribed thematically analyzed student reports awareness variables associated responses. Data compared triangulated. Framed cognitive-behavioral approaches the transactional theory stress coping, we identified five primary categories stressors: academic time management performance, communication anxiety, competing life others’ presence problems, </i><i>generalized uncertainty. In addition, found that primarily utilized employing mix intrapersonal (e.g., alone time, breaks, hobbies/music, staying productive) interpersonal techniques hanging out with talking friends family). Findings highlight stressors demonstrate efficacious strategies employed students, providing valuable insight into best practices well-being interventions beyond clinical setting manage improve well-being.</i>

Language: Английский

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Unmasking the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of college students: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Nov. 18, 2024

Introduction Safeguarding college students’ mental health and well-being poses a challenge for administrators clinicians because of the unique circumstances students face limited literature on their needs. Prior to pandemic, depression anxiety were already rise among students, but changes associated with it may have exacerbated these issues. Our study aimed explore factors influencing identify common trends in experiences that could assist organizations policymakers future. Methods The participants (n = 571) chosen using convenience sample undergraduate graduate attending Central Texas university. We employed Qualtrics survey platform collect data multiple demographic variables, behavioral health, other outcomes summer semester 2021. objective this was investigate various contribute conditions, particularly anxiety, depression, independently jointly, by employing two validated tools - Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), which measures General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7), anxiety. Results Both displayed satisfactory internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients (α) 0.921 PHQ-9 (9-item) scale 0.943 GAD-7 (7-item) scale. prevalence 39.4% 40.1%, respectively, 31% overall reporting both conditions. Among explored factors, age, race, parent/guardian’s level education, campus residence status, insurance status (p &lt; 0.05), whereas gender, education 0.05). Academically, several related learning difficulties (i.e., staying motivated learn, finding quiet place learn) severity severity, demonstrated through composite scores. Conclusion Robust longitudinal studies should be carried out ascertain key influencers affect colleges universities create policies protocols provide support during major catastrophes, such as COVID-19 taking into account factors.

Language: Английский

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Análisis de afrontamiento, sensibilidad de procesamiento sensorial (SPS) y resiliencia en alumnado universitario, en el segundo año de la Covid-19

Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 57 - 68

Published: Feb. 8, 2024

El impacto que viene teniendo la Covid-19 en salud mental de población joven es mayor otras edades, por lo este trabajo tipo cuantitativo se quiere estudiar tras dos años pandemia algunas variables psicosociales fortaleza vs vulnerabilidad adultos jóvenes. Para ello entrevistó a 162 estudiantes universitarios (M = 20.31, DT 1.97, 79% mujeres) voluntariamente, además aportar sus sociodemográficas, respondieron tres escalas, primera afrontamiento centrado el sentido (MCCS, Eisenbeck et al., 2021), segunda sensibilidad procesamiento sensorial (SPS-S, Chacón y tercera resiliencia (CD-RISC, Serrano-Parra 2012). Los datos analizaron con pruebas descriptivas inferenciales (U Mann Whitney, t Student, Spearman). resultados mostraron unos niveles medios tanto como SPS, un nivel medio-alto resiliencia. La variable sociodemográfica género resultó estadísticamente significativa SPS resiliencia, siendo las mujeres más altamente sensibles (PAS) menos resilientes los hombres. También dio una correlación entre género, así género. Como conclusión general esta muestra presenta psicosocial segundo año Covid-19, deduciendo cierta adaptación dicha situación, señalando posibilidad intervenciones fortalecimiento esas desde perspectiva frente situaciones futuras máximo estrés.

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