Key result
Academic stress was positively associated with health symptoms in higher education students, accounting for 40.3% of the variance in reported symptoms (p<0.001).
Why the study?
University life can be associated with mental and emotional pressure, and the study explored whether perceiving the academic context as stressful is associated with physical and mental health symptoms in higher education students.
Is perceived academic stress associated with physical and mental health symptoms in higher education students?
Population
728 higher education students recruited from a Spanish university
Design
Questionnaire-based observational study
Authors
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May warrant assessing academic stress in symptomatic students; leaves open causality and intervention effects.
Cross-Sectional (n=728)
No
Is perceived academic stress associated with physical and mental health symptoms in higher education students?
Effect estimate: r≥0.40
p-value: p=<.001
Academic stress is a strong predictor of physical and mental health symptoms among college students.
Casuso-Holgado et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Academic stress (n=728). Academic stress was evaluated on Health symptoms (physical and mental) (r≥0.40, p=<.001). Academic stress was positively associated with health symptoms in higher education students, accounting for 40.3% of the variance in reported symptoms (p<0.001).
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