Perceived Academic Control: mediating the effects of optimism and social support on college students’ psychological health

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joelle C. Ruthig ◽  
Tara L. Haynes ◽  
Robert H. Stupnisky ◽  
Raymond P. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Perceived Academic Control ◽  
Academic Control

Perceived Academic Control and Failure in College students: A Three-Year Study of Scholastic Attainment

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 535-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond P. Perry ◽  
Steven Hladkyj ◽  
Reinhard H. Pekrun ◽  
Rodney A. Clifton ◽  
Judith G. Chipperfield
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Academic Control ◽  
Academic Control

scholarly journals Mental Health Outcomes among Chinese College Students over a Decade

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12742
Author(s):  
Sibo Zhao ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Lisu Peng ◽  
Wenhui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes

Background: Economic growth in China has brought about significant social and psychological changes in society. Objective: This study aims to explore how the mental and psychological health of college students has changed over the past decade. Methods: We observed several cohort samples in a Chinese university over a decade and looked at five mental health outcomes, including suicidal ideation, depression, optimism, self-esteem, and perceived social support, throughout each year of testing. Results: Our study highlights the declining rates of suicidal ideation and depression, combined with relative stability and even small increases in optimism, self-esteem, and perceived social support across a range of demographic variables. Conclusions: The findings of this study imply that in the context of economic growth, stabilizing and improving positive mental health states can help prevent and reduce the risk of depression and suicidal ideation among college students. The study also highlighted the need for more public health campaigns and interventions in universities to help students cope with mental health problems.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Anxiety Reduction as well as Improvement of Life Quality and Perceived Academic Control of Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-76
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Perceived Academic Control ◽  
Academic Control ◽  
The Individual

Background and Aims: Student life has its challenges although it offers new opportunities for the individual. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on reducing anxiety and improving the quality of life as well as perceived academic control of students. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted based on a pretest and posttest design with a control group. The population of this study consisted of 40 students who were identified through anxiety, quality of life, and perceived academic control questionnaires. They were then randomly assigned to the case (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group was subjected to eight 2-h mindfulness training sessions for two months. On the other hand, the control group received no pieces of training. It should be mentioned that the posttest sessions were administered for both groups. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis. Results: The results showed that the implementation of mindfulness training sessions had a significant effect on reducing anxiety (P<0.001) and improving quality of life (P<0.001) as well as perceived academic control (P<0.001) in students. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it is recommended that mindfulness training be provided to develop and promote students` psychological health

scholarly journals A Study on the Effect of Personality Traits and Social Support on Psychological Health of Chinese College Students Based on Data Mining Technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wu ◽  
Huaqing Guo ◽  
Hongxia Li ◽  
Wenxiao Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Effect Factors ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background With the continuous development of the society, the pace of life is accelerating, psychological health has become an important factor affecting people's quality of life. Domestic studies have shown that mental diseases have become an important cause of College Students' sick leave, withdrawal, addiction, crime and suicide. Personality traits and social support factors have been considered to be related to psychological health. Methods In this study, Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), Eysenck Personality Questionaire (EPQ) and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) of some freshmen in 2020 were randomly selected from the psychological census database of a university in China as the research data. The decision tree algorithm was used to establish a predictive model for psychological health related personality straits and social support factors of college students. In association analysis, we got the most closely effect factors with psychological health or psychological abnormality by analyzing important association rules. According to the distance, all effect factors were classified into different clusters by system clustering, and the relationship between effect factors and mental health was further analyzed. Results Combining the results of the three algorithms, we found that social support and personality traits factors had a certain rule on the effect of college students' psychological health, and social support factors were more important than personality traits factors. Among the social support factors, the most important was family support, followed by friend support and other support. The higher the level of support of the three, the greater the possibility of psychological health. In the personality traits factors, the most important was N, followed by E, and P. The three grades were high or low, may lead to abnormal psychology, and the medium grade was an important condition to maintain psychological health. Conclusion The results provided important references for the analysis of the effect factors on psychological health and important theoretical basis for the formulation of psychological intervention measures for college students.

scholarly journals Prevalence and its associated factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingli Yu ◽  
Fangqiong Tian ◽  
Qi Cui ◽  
Hui Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Chinese College Students

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a mental health crisis around the world. The psychological health of college students also faces great challenges. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and the related factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students. Methods This online cross-sectional survey was conducted via Wenjuanxing platform from March 3–15, 2020 and received 1681 effective questionnaires. Each questionnaire contains the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, the Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Herth Hope Index, and the self-designed items. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to determine the significantly associated factors of depressive symptoms. Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms among college students was 56.8%. Sleep problems (OR 2.678, 95%CI 2.094–3.424), family members’ going out (OR 1.775, 95%CI 1.089–2.894), perceived more stress for online education (OR 1.642, 95%CI 1.191–2.263), fear of COVID-19 (OR 1.450, 95%CI 1.121–1.876), influence on social interaction (OR 1.354, 95%CI 1.053–1.741) and higher grade (OR 1.378, 95%CI 1.046–1.816) were considered as risk factors of depressive symptoms. Perceived social support (OR 0.354, 95%CI 0.259–0.484), hope (OR 0.052, 95%CI 0.034–0.080), female (OR:0.557, 95%CI 0.427–0.725) and higher monthly disposable income (OR 0.666, 95%CI 0.447–0.993) were identified as protective factors against depressive symptoms. Conclusions There was a high prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to find ways to alleviate the pressure and fear of college students, to provide them with more social support, and to help them adapt to the changes in learning style and lifestyle.

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