College life is stressful today – Emerging stressors and depressive symptoms in college students

Acharya, Lalatendu; Jin, Lan; Collins, William

doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1451869

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“…There are numerous reports that indicate that being a college student is stressful and that many students lack the coping resources necessary to navigate this normative transition (e.g., Acharya, Jin, & Collins, ; Cleary, Walter, & Jackson, ; The American College Health Association [ACHA], ; The Jed Foundation, The Jordan Matthew Porco Foundation, & The Partnership for Drug Free Kids, ). When the developmental instability characteristic of emerging adulthood (EA) is paired with inadequate coping, there is a high risk of poor college adjustment, academic failure, substance abuse, or significant psychopathology (Dennhardt & Murphy, ; Kadison & DiGeronimo, ).…”

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On the role of mindfulness and compassion skills in students' coping, well‐being, and development across the transition to college: A conceptual analysis

2019

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In this paper, we aim to integrate the current conceptual approaches to stress and coping processes during the college transition with the potential role of mindfulness and compassion (MC) skills on students' well‐being and development. First, we provide an overview of the issues and challenges emerging adults are facing during the transition to college, drawing on the revised version of the transactional stress model by Lazarus and Folkman (1984). Second, we introduce a conceptual model of adaptive stress and coping processes enhanced by MC skills to positively impact the appraisal and coping resources and emerging adults' mental health. Specifically, MC skills may play an important role in promoting a healthy stress response by strengthening emerging adults' socioemotional competencies and supporting the development of adaptive appraisal and coping resources, including processes antecedent and consequent to a coping encounter. In particular, MC skills were hypothesized to enhance (a) preparedness to cope, (b) productive stress response through adaptive appraisals and skillful deployment of coping resources, and (c) healthy postcoping reflections. Therefore, MC skills may be a useful preventive tool to strengthen emerging adults' ability to adjust to a new academic environment and fulfil the developmental tasks of this period.

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On the role of mindfulness and compassion skills in students' coping, well‐being, and development across the transition to college: A conceptual analysis

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“…Adjustment to college life is a stressful experience that is frequently associated with the development of depressive symptoms (Acharya, Jin, & Collins, 2018). Changes in sleeping habits, social activities, class workload, and living environment may all contribute to depressive symptoms among college students (Acharya et al, 2018). The association between sleep and mental health symptoms in college students supports the cognitive-energy model of sleep, which posits that sleep serves as a resource for managing emotional reactions to stress (Zohar, Tzischinsky, Epstein, & Lavie, 2005).…”

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“…The current study also found evidence indicating that inadequate sleep is associated with more symptoms of depression and anxiety. Adjustment to college life is a stressful experience that is frequently associated with the development of depressive symptoms (Acharya, Jin, & Collins, 2018). Changes in sleeping habits, social activities, class workload, and living environment may all contribute to depressive symptoms among college students (Acharya et al, 2018).…”

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Mental health and sleep disparities in an urban college sample: A longitudinal examination of White and Black students

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Objective Racial disparities in sleep may be consequential among college students given high rates of dysfunctional sleep among this population. The present study sought to investigate whether disparities in sleep explain existing mental health disparities. Method Data included secondary analysis of a college risk behaviors and health study (n = 1242, mean age = 18.5). Race was dichotomized as White or Black, excluding all others, with participants completing measures of sleep at baseline and measures of depression and anxiety at follow‐up 1 to 2 years later. Results Compared to White students, Black students were more likely to report lower rates of depression and anxiety, but poorer sleep outcomes. Mediation analyses revealed that sleep partially mediated (suppressed) the association between race and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions Results indicate that disparities in sleep may play an important role in the association between race and mental health symptoms among college students. Future health disparity research would benefit from exploring the potentially bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health symptoms among college students.

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“…Furthermore, adolescent depression was a strong predictor of mental disorders during adulthood [2]. For example, many investigators had reported that undergraduate students suffered from depression and are vulnerable to suicide attempt and completed suicide [3][4][5][6][7][8]. In a meta-analysis, Ibrahim also concluded that undergraduate students were more prone to depression with high prevalence [9].…”

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Prediction of Adolescent Subjective Well-Being: A Machine Learning Approach

Naixin¹,

Chuanxin²,

Lin³

et al. 2019

Mathews Journal of Psychiatry &Amp; Mental Health

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Background and Objectives: Subjective well-being (SWB), also known as happiness, plays an important role in evaluating both mental and physical health. Adolescents deserve specific attention because they are under a great variety of stresses andare at-risk for mental disorders during adulthood. Methods: We used Gradient Boosting Classifier, an innovative yet validated machine learning approach to analyze data from 10 518 Chinese adolescents. Online survey included 298 factors such as depression and personality. Quality control procedure was used to minimize biases due to online survey reports. We applied feature selection to achieve the balance between optimal prediction and result interpretation. Results: Top 20 happiness risks and protective factors were finally brought intothe predicting model. About 90% individuals' SWB can be predicted correctly, the sensitivity and specificity were about 92% and 90% respectively. Conclusions: This result identifies at-risk individuals according to new characteristics and established the foundation for adolescent prevention strategies.

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College life is stressful today – Emerging stressors and depressive symptoms in college students

Abstract: This renewed look reinforced that tailored and sustained efforts are needed to address the continued prevalence of different stressors and associated depressive symptoms faced by college students on US campuses.

Cited by 264 publications

References 25 publications

On the role of mindfulness and compassion skills in students' coping, well‐being, and development across the transition to college: A conceptual analysis

On the role of mindfulness and compassion skills in students' coping, well‐being, and development across the transition to college: A conceptual analysis

Mental health and sleep disparities in an urban college sample: A longitudinal examination of White and Black students

Prediction of Adolescent Subjective Well-Being: A Machine Learning Approach

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