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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

Academic Stress and Mental Well-Being in College Students: Correlations, Affected Groups, and COVID-19.

Georgia Barbayannis, Mahindra Bandari, Xiang Zheng, Humberto Baquerizo, Keith W Pecor, Xue Ming

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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154 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 445 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Georgia BarbayannisDepartment of Neurology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Mahindra BandariDepartment of Neurology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Xiang ZhengRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Humberto BaquerizoOffice for Diversity and Community Engagement, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Keith W PecorDepartment of Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, United States.
Xue MingDepartment of Neurology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolCollege of New Jersey · USOffice of Diversity and Inclusion · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Academic stress may be the single most dominant stress factor that affects the mental well-being of college students. Some groups of students may experience more stress than others, and the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic could further complicate the stress response. We surveyed 843 college students and evaluated whether academic stress levels affected their mental health, and if so, whether there were specific vulnerable groups by gender, race/ethnicity, year of study, and reaction to the pandemic. Using a combination of scores from the Perception of Academic Stress Scale (PAS) and the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS), we found a significant correlation between worse academic stress and poor mental well-being in all the students, who also reported an exacerbation of stress in response to the pandemic. In addition, SWEMWBS scores revealed the lowest mental health and highest academic stress in non-binary individuals, and the opposite trend was observed for both the measures in men. Furthermore, women and non-binary students reported higher academic stress than men, as indicated by PAS scores. The same pattern held as a reaction to COVID-19-related stress. PAS scores and responses to the pandemic varied by the year of study, but no obvious patterns emerged. These results indicate that academic stress in college is significantly correlated to psychological well-being in the students who responded to this survey. In addition, some groups of college students are more affected by stress than others, and additional resources and support should be provided to them.

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academic stresscollege studentsCOVID-19Perception of Academic StressShort Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scalewell-being

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PMID35677139
PMCPMC9169886
OpenAlexW4281400032

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