ArticleInternational journal of methods in psychiatric research2023
Association between mental health and academic performance among university undergraduates: The interacting role of lifestyle behaviors.
Article in International journal of methods in psychiatric research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of classroom physical activity breaks on learning behaviors and academic achievements in university students: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Suicidal Ideation Among Pharmacy Students: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Nurse-Led Mental Health Interventions for College Students: A Systematic Review.Preventing chronic disease · 2025Pooled it
- Depressive Symptoms Among Higher Education Students in Germany-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Public health reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Before it is too late: primary school students and their mental health challenges in Southern Thailand.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Screen use, health status, and self-perceived academic performance among Swedish dental and nursing students: an exploratory cross-sectional survey study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- The Hidden Majority: Dual-Factor Mental Health Profiles Among Help-Avoidant University Students.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Effects of a Four-Week Combined Respiratory Muscle Training and Breathing Exercise Program on Breath-Holding Time, Functional Performance, Sleep Quality, and Perceived Stress in Healthy University Students.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Mastery Exams: Giving Students a Second Opportunity to Demonstrate Understanding.Journal of dental education · 2026Article
- A digital yoga-based 'Pause Grow Reflect' intervention for postgraduate researchers: a feasibility randomised controlled trial and embedded qualitative acceptability study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Embedding Wellness Planning in Dental Curricula: A Strategy for Impact.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Combined Liuzijue and mindful breathing promote greater sustained relaxation than mindful breathing alone in university students with anxiety symptoms.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Social influence and academic performance: a serial mediation model in AI-enhanced learning.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Supporting Mental Health Among STEM Students: The REDFLAGS Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The mediating role of parental involvement in the relationship between adolescent mental health and academic performance: Effects of parental marital status and postdivorce living arrangements.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- The Impact of a Physical Education Program on Personal and Social Responsibility and Mental Health among High-School Students.International journal of school health · 2025Article
- Outcomes of a CBT-based anxiety workshop on higher education students' mental health, stigma, learning, and career certainty.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Comparison of Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students.Psychopharmacology bulletin · 2025Article
- Predicting the Deviation from the Standard Study Period and Dropout Intentions Through Depression Severity and Social Integration Among University Students in Germany: A Longitudinal Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Associations between youth lifestyle habits, sociodemographic characteristics, and health status with positive mental health: A gender-based analysis in a sample of Canadian postsecondary students.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesImpaired mental health status tends to be associated with poor academic performance, but few prospective studies have examined the association between mental health and academic performance among undergraduates while considering the interacting roles of multiple lifestyle behaviors. PARTICIPANTS AND
methodsA total of 1823 Japanese undergraduate students (67% men) were followed up for 4 years. Their mental health status was measured by the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). We defined poor academic performance as a grade point average (GPA) <2.0. Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine the relationship between the students' mental health status and the incident risk of poor academic performance.
resultsOur analyses revealed that impaired mental health status in the first semester of university study significantly predicted an increased incident risk of poor academic performance during the overall undergraduate period. This association remained significant when the health lifestyle behaviors were adjusted, and the hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for poor academic performance was 1.62 (1.18-2.23). This significant association disappeared in the low-lifestyle-behavior-risk group.
conclusionImpaired mental health status in the first semester significantly predicts an increased incident risk of poor academic performance during the undergraduate period.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.