Predictors of Mental Health Among College Students in Guam: Implications for Counseling

Abstract

The authors investigated sociodemographic predictors of the mental health status of college students (N = 308) in Guam. Results indicated prevalence rates of 17.8%, 40.2%, and 25.6% for moderate or more severe levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. Psychological distress was found to be predicted by gender, ethnicity, living arrangement, and academic level. Comparisons with college students in the U.S. mainland and Hong Kong were also examined. Implications for counseling services and strategies are discussed.

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“…Our findings that some types of stressors are more likely to negatively impact mental health than others and that those impacts may vary by gender have important implications for colleges and professionals concerned about the mental well being of college students. For example, although significant (and legitimate) concerns about the cost of college and student debt have been expressed by students, families, and some researchers (Ran et al, 2016;Saïas et al, 2014), our results suggest that financial pressures may not negatively affect the mental health of students. That does not mean that the financial impacts of rising costs and debt should be ignored, but it does mean that efforts to address mental health problems in college students may not benefit much from focusing on helping students to cope with financial stressors.…”

“…Stressors such as job insecurity, high pressure or excessive workloads, and performanceavoidance goals have also been shown to be related to depression and anxiety in both women and men (Fan, Blumenthal, Watkins, & Sherwood, 2015;Lavasani, Khezriazar, Amani, & Malahmadi, 2011;Melchior et al, 2007). Finally, financial stress was shown to be associated with psychological distress in one study (Ran et al, 2016;Saïas et al, 2014) but not in another (Verger et al, 2009).…”

“…Within the college student population, research has suggested that different stressors may be related to different types of mental health symptoms, and that such relationships may also vary by gender. For example, studies have shown that living alone and having a lack of close relationships is related to depression (Ran et al, 2016), whereas being involved in a committed, dating relationship is associated with lower risk of depressive symptoms in women, but not in men, as well as decreased use of alcohol in both women and men (Whitton, Weitbrecht, Kuryluk, & Bruner, 2013). In contrast, intimate relationship stress may predict alcohol use, as well as depressive symptoms in women, but not in men (Whitton et al, 2013).…”

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“…The onset of most mental health disorders is during young adulthood [6]. Various studies have reported that 40 million of adults in the United States have anxiety disorder, of which 75% of them experienced their rst episode by age 22, a typical college age [7], and over half of college students in the country had at least one mental health problem [8]. Similarly, more than 20% of university students in Hong Kong live with either depression, anxiety, or stress [9].…”