Managing Stress and School: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress in Predicting Well-Being and Collegiate Burnout

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 342-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mallory Lucier-Greer ◽  
Davina Quichocho ◽  
Ross W. May ◽  
Gregory S. Seibert ◽  
Frank D. Fincham
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
School Burnout

Experiencing a traumatic event is generally posited to increase vulnerability. Informed by a stress process framework, this study investigated the relation of posttraumatic stress to depressive symptoms, risky drinking, and school burnout in emerging adulthood, a developmental period during which common behavioral and psychological disorders reach their peak. Whether self-control acts as a mechanism linking posttraumatic stress to these outcomes was also examined. Using a short-term longitudinal design ( N = 373 undergraduate students), we found a direct, positive association between heightened levels of posttraumatic stress and heightened depressive symptoms, risky drinking, and school burnout. Posttraumatic stress was also indirectly linked to depressive symptoms, risky drinking, and school burnout via self-control. Experiences of posttraumatic stress are thought to erode self-control capacity, and depleted self-control is thought to be adversely associated with mental health, decision-making, and school success. Implications for intervention across multiple lines of defense are discussed.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in COVID-19 Lockdown Impact on Mental Health of Undergraduate Students

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Amerio ◽  
Paola Bertuccio ◽  
Francesca Santi ◽  
Davide Bianchi ◽  
Andrea Brambilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Housing Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working Performance ◽  
At Home

Background: Prolonged university closures and social distancing-imposed measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic obliged students to at-home learning with online lectures and educational programs promoting potential social isolation, loneliness, hopelessness, and episodes of clinical decompensation.Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was carried out in a university institute in Milan, Northern Italy, to assess the COVID-19 lockdown impact on the mental health of the undergraduate students. We estimated the odds ratios (OR) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) using adjusted logistic regression models.Results: Of the 8,177 students, 12.8% reported depressive symptoms, 25.6% anxiety, 8.7% insomnia, and 10.6% reported impulsive tracts, with higher proportions among females than males. Mental health symptoms were positively associated with caring for a person at home, a poor housing quality, and a worsening in working performance. Among males compared with females, a poor housing quality showed a stronger positive association with depressive symptoms and impulsivity, and a worsening in the working performance was positively associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms. In addition, the absence of private space was positively associated with depression and anxiety, stronger among males than females.Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first multidisciplinary consortium study, involving public mental health, environmental health, and architectural design. Further studies are needed to confirm or refute our findings and consequent recommendations to implement well-being interventions in pandemic conditions.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Study Conditions and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among University Students in Germany: Results of the International COVID-19 Student Well-Being Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Mayara Matos Fialho ◽  
Franca Spatafora ◽  
Lisa Kühne ◽  
Heide Busse ◽  
Stefanie M. Helmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
University Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
German Student ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

Background: Results of previous studies examining the impact of the SARS-CoV-1 epidemic in 2003 on university students' mental well-being indicated severe mental health consequences. It is unclear how the current COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in study conditions due to federal regulations affected mental well-being in the German student population. We examined university students' perceptions of study conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigated associations between study conditions and depressive symptoms.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Germany in May 2020 at four universities (N = 5,021, 69% female, mean age: 24 years, SD: 5.1). Perceived study conditions, as well as sociodemographic information, were assessed with self-generated items and the CES-D 8 scale was used to determine depressive symptoms. Associations between perceived study conditions (academic stress and academic satisfaction), in general, and confidence to complete the semester, in particular, and depressive symptoms were analyzed using generalized linear regressions.Results: Fifty-four percent of survey participants felt that the university workload had significantly increased since the COVID-19 pandemic; 48% were worried that they would not be able to successfully complete the academic year; 47% agreed that the change in teaching methods caused significant stress. Regarding depressive symptoms, the mean score of the CES-D 8 scale was 9.25. Further, a positive association between perceived study conditions and depressive symptoms was found (p < 0.001), indicating that better study conditions were associated with fewer depressive symptoms. Results of the generalized linear regression suggest that better student mental well-being was related to higher confidence in completing the semester.Conclusions: This study provides first insights into perceived study conditions and associations with depressive symptoms among students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Findings underline the need for universities to provide intervention strategies targeting students' mental well-being during the course of the pandemic.

Evolution of subjective well-being in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. 4D study

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1481-1481
Author(s):  
J. Sanjuan ◽  
E. Prieto ◽  
J. Galan ◽  
B. Manuel
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Schizoaffective Disorder ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Parallel Evolution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Clinical Relapse ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Image Position

IntroductionThe subjective well-being has been associated with dropouts of treatment and relapses.ObjectivesDetermine baseline variables associated with a positive evolution in subjective well-being (increase of 20% and ≥10 points in subjective SWN-K). Assess the relationship between SWN-K and compliance of treatment.MethodsNon-interventional, prospective (6 moths) study of a cohort of patients with schizophrenia of schizoaffective disorders who have had a clinical relapse that required a change in therapeutic strategy.Results305 patients were included, 288 (94.4%) was the population analyzed and 272 (89.1%) completed the follow-up. 226 (78.5%) of patients have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the rest were diagnosed of schizoaffective disorder.Mean total scores in SWN-K were statistically significant in every visit vs. baseline (69.5, 75.5, 77.8 and 80.0). All subscales (social, physical, emotional, mental and self-control) showed a parallel evolution. This progress was associated with compliance according to the evaluations by the psychiatrist, family and patient.Baseline variables associated to positive response in SWN-K in logistic regression were: gender (female) and depressive symptoms (CDSS).ConclusionsProgress in SWN-K score was related to compliance. Depressive symptoms and gender are the only variables at baseline associated with positive response in SWN-K.

scholarly journals Mental health trajectories in undergraduate students over the first year of university: a longitudinal cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. e047393
Author(s):  
Kiera Louise Adams ◽  
Kate E Saunders ◽  
Charles Donald George Keown-Stoneman ◽  
Anne C Duffy
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Longitudinal Cohort Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Longitudinal Cohort ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Academic Year

ObjectiveThis study examined the association between candidate psychosocial and lifestyle variables and the trajectories of clinically significant anxiety and depressive symptoms from entry to completion of first-year university.DesignA longitudinal cohort studyParticipantsFirst-year undergraduate studentsMethodsWe analysed the responses of 1686 first-year undergraduate students attending Queen’s University who completed electronic surveys at both the beginning and completion of their academic year. Predictors of change in positive anxiety and depressive symptom screens (based on exceeding validated symptom threshold scores) were identified using logistic regression.ResultsIncreased university connectedness reduced the odds of emergent significant depressive and anxiety symptoms in healthy students and increased the odds of recovery in students who screened positive at the start of university. Students who screened positive for depression or anxiety at university entry were less likely to recover if they had a lifetime history of internalising disorders. Healthy students who increased their drug use over their first year had higher odds of developing significant levels of both anxiety and depressive symptoms by completion of the academic year.ConclusionsModerate to severe levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms are common among students at entry to university and persist over the first year. University connectedness may mitigate the risk of persistent or emergent symptoms, whereas drug use appears to increase these risks. Findings have implications for university well-being initiatives.

scholarly journals Depression as a Predictor of Facebook Surveillance and Envy

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Scherr ◽  
Catalina L. Toma ◽  
Barbara Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stress Generation ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Over Time

Abstract. Prior research has shown an association between Facebook users’ likelihood of engaging in social surveillance (i.e., browsing through friends’ postings without directly interacting with them), their experience of envy, and their depressive symptoms. Yet the directionality and duration of this effect are unclear. Drawing on the stress generation hypothesis, we postulate that depression increases Facebook surveillance and envy, which may increase depression over time. Using a cross-lagged longitudinal design with two waves spaced 1 year apart, we find that, as expected, depression was associated with more Facebook surveillance and more envy, both initially and 1 year later. However, neither Facebook surveillance nor envy at Time 1 increased depression at Time 2. Instead, depression predicted envy, and envy predicted Facebook surveillance over time. The results show the utility of the stress generation hypothesis in a social media context and have implications for Facebook users’ psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Hubungan Kelekatan Ayah dan Kontrol Diri dengan Kesejahteraan Subjektif serta Kesejahteraan Psikologis sebagai Mediator pada Mahasiswa

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 397-412
Author(s):  
Muhammad Novvaliant Filsuf Tasaufi ◽  
Syarifah Naimi Anisa ◽  
Nasifah Rahmi ◽  
Audiht Jasmine Sabrina
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Every individual always faces problems, as well as undergraduate students. The problems are usually related to academic and non-academic issues which require the ability to manage and control themselves, so they are not overwhelmed by these problems. Father attachment can help undergraduate students in overcoming various kinds of problems. This study aims to examine the dynamics of these undergraduate students that focus on the relationship between fatherhood attachment and self-control in which subjective well-being (SWB) and psychological well-being (PWB) mediate among students in Yogyakarta. The subjects of this study were undergraduate students who lived in Yogyakarta (N = 245). This study uses five scales, two scales for the subjective well-being variable, one for the psychological well-being variable, one for the self-control variable and one for the fatherhood attachment variable. The scales used include (a) Satisfaction with Life Scale created by Diener et al (1985); (b) Positive and Negative Affect Scales by Watson et al (1988); (c) Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scale developed by Ryff (1989); (d) Self-Control Scale from Tangney et al (2004); and (e) The fatherhood attachment scale developed by Armsden & Greenberg (1987). The data were then analyzed using mediation analysis techniques through the JASP application. The results showed that fatherhood attachment did not have a direct effect on self-control, but subjective well-being and psychological well-being could act as mediators of the relationship between fatherhood attachment and self-control.

scholarly journals Perceived Partner Responsiveness and Depression: The Moderating Role of Age and Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 985-985
Author(s):  
Betul Urganci
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Perceived Partner Responsiveness ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Partner Responsiveness ◽  
Significant Moderator

Abstract A growing body of research suggests that greater perceived partner responsiveness- the extent to which individuals feel cared for, understood, and validated by their romantic partner- leads to longer, healthier, and happier life in adulthood, yet little is known about possible moderating factors between responsiveness and well-being. Using a longitudinal design, the current study tested the moderating roles of age and gender in association between perceived partner responsiveness and depression symptoms. The data for the present study came from the National Survey of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS I and II) which is a longitudinal study on health and aging. A life span sample of 2856 married or cohabiting individuals (1402 Female, Mage= 47.16) completed measures of perceived partner responsiveness, depression, age, and gender in two waves (T1 and T2). The results showed that greater perceived partner responsiveness at T1 predicted lower depressive symptoms at T2 controlling for depressive symptoms at T1. This finding remained when controlling for potential confounders including demographics and health covariates. The moderation analysis demonstrated that participants’ age was not a significant moderator in the association between perceived partner responsiveness and depression. Yet, gender significantly was a significant moderator such that the association of perceived partner responsiveness and depression was significant for female but not for male participants. These findings can have implications for mental health and relational well-being.

scholarly journals Cultivating spiritual resources for improving undergraduate student’s mental health

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Irwan Nuryana Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Spiritual Resources

The increasing number of students coming to the university’s guidance and counselling unit demonstrates the need for more serious and systemic efforts to deal with students’ mental health. Previous studies have shown that religion has significant contribution to the human mental health and psychological well-being. This study specifically examined the role of one of the spiritual resources that get emphasis in Islamic teachings that is “Tawakal toward Allah SubhanahuwaTa’ala” to the undergraduate students’ mental health. To test the research hypothesis that asserted there is a positive relationship between surrender to God and social-emotional health, current study uses correlational design. The study involved 57 undergraduate students of the statistic class at Psychology Department of Islamic University of Indonesia, Yogyakarta and Surrender to God Scale (Wong-McDonald & Gorsuch, 2000) and Social-Emotional Health Survey (Furlong, You, Shishim, & Dowdy, 2017) were administered to them. When social desirability on the relationship between surrender to God and social-emotional health was controlled, partial correlation r (56) = .510, p = .001was found.The result suggests that there was a significant and strongly positive association between surrender to God and students’ social-emotional health when controlling social desirability scores

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