Does an Improved Experience of Law School Protect Students from Depression, Anxiety and Stress? An Empirical Study of Wellbeing and the Law School Experience of LLB and JD Students

The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students

“…Various studies in the academic field have shown that exam anxiety is negatively related to academic performance [35], psychological well-being [36], social relations [37], and physical well-being [38]. In contrast, exam anxiety has been positively related to stress [39], frustration [40], dropping out of school [41], and depression [40].…”

Law Student Stress: Relationships Between Academic Demands, Social Isolation, Career Pressure, Study/Life Imbalance and Adjustment Outcomes in Law Students

“…Research findings that law students enter law school with levels of well-being similar to the general population and other student groups and yet during law school display higher levels of distress compared with similar professional degrees (Benjamin et al, 1986;Sheldon & Krieger, 2004), suggests that there are unique provoking stressors in the law school environment (Tani & Vines, 2009). In support of this argument, a number of stressors in law school have been reported, including: heavy workload (Australian Law Students Association, 2010;Benjamin et al, 1986;Sheldon & Krieger, 2004); the Socratic teaching method (Dresser, 2005;Gutierrez, 1985;Pritchard & McIntosh, 2003); limited feedback on performance (Daicoff, 1997;Dresser, 2005); heavily weighted examinations (Dresser, 2005;Heins, Fahey, & Henderson, 1983;Larcombe, Tumbaga, Malkin, Nicholson, & Tokatlidis, 2013); uncertainty in what is expected of students (Daicoff, 1997); difficult content (Heins et al, 1983); competitiveness among students (Daicoff, 1997;Gutierrez, 1985;Pritchard & McIntosh, 2003;Sheldon & Krieger, 2004;Tani & Vines, 2009), in particular competition for grades , employment opportunities (Dresser, 2005) and summer clerkships ; competitiveness for getting an advantage over other students (Stallman, 2012); the resultsfocused culture (Tani & Vines, 2009); lack of social connectedness (Tani & Vines, 2009); social isolation (Daicoff, 1997;Pritchard & McIntosh, 2003); having limited time for recreation, friends and family Pritchard & McIntosh, 2003); difficulties maintaining personal relationships and balancing work commitments (Dresser, 200...…”

Teaching independent learning skills in the first year: A positive psychology strategy for promoting law student well-being

“…Autonomous self-regulation, which encompasses a range of types of self-endorsed motivations that promote self-management, has been repeatedly demonstrated to conduce 'engagement and optimal learning in educational contexts" (Niemiec & Ryan, 2009, p. 133). These understandings are reinforced by empirical research indicating that law students who do not experience law school as supportive of autonomy are more likely to experience elevated levels of psychological distress (Larcombe, et al, 2013;Sheldon & Krieger, 2007).…”