Web-Based Survey of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in First-Year Tertiary Education Students in Hong Kong

Wong, Jack Ho; Cheung, Erik P.T.; Chan, Kitty; K.M., Kamela; Tang, Siu Wa

doi:10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01883.x

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“…A study of 988 Beijing university students and 802 Hong Kong university students showed that 8.9 % of the university students in Beijing and 17.6 % of the university students in Hong Kong recorded a high prevalence of depressive symptoms (Song et al 2008). In another study that drew upon the high prevalence rate of mental health problems among university students in Hong Kong, 21 % out of 7,915 students were reported as having serious depression levels while 41 % of these students were found with high levels of anxiety (Wong et al 2006). In another similar study on the prevalence and incidence of depression in university students that was done in Japan, 20.7 % of the students were reported to have major depressive episodes during the past 12 months (Tomoda et al 2000).…”

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“…Hence, there is a need for a research university to profile and monitor the mental health status of its community, particularly in terms of behavioural and psychosocial symptoms exhibited during the transformation process. This is especially critical for undergraduate students who are highly susceptible to anxiety and depression (Eisenberg et al 2007;Mehanna and Richa 2006;Wong et al 2006). …”

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Mental Health and Wellbeing of the Undergraduate Students in a Research University: A Malaysian Experience

Mey

Yin

2014

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Globalisation and transition from a production-based to a knowledge-based economy have a profound impact on the role and value of higher education in Malaysia. The restructuring and transformation of higher education in Malaysia, particularly in the research universities, focus on critical areas such as research and innovation, teaching and learning, and industry and community engagement, are likely to affect these institutions as a whole and in particular both staff and students. The purpose of this study is to profile the mental health and wellbeing of undergraduate students of the designated research university as the university underwent institutional transformation. The findings from Phase I and Phase II of the study over the course of 2 years and using the New Mind Maps instrument suggest that undergraduate students who were exposed to the changing environment resulting from the university's transformation were experiencing a psychologically stressful and anxiety-provoking time. Implications from the findings are discussed.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing of the Undergraduate Students in a Research University: A Malaysian Experience

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Yin

2014

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“…It should be noted that these are not clinical classifications; they only indicate the level of severity of relevant symptoms within a defined time frame. Results in the moderate and higher ranges indicate that the respondent is likely to be experiencing difficulties with some daily activities such as sleeping, concentrating, processing information and interacting with others (Lovibond and Lovibond 1995;Wong et al 2006;Townes O'Brien, Tang, and Hall 2011).…”

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“…Some studies indicate that female students may experience higher rates of psychological distress at university than male students (e.g. Wong et al 2006;Verger et al 2009;Eisenberg, Hunt, and Speer 2013), and there is some evidence that members of minority racial and sexual groups are at higher risk (Eisenberg, Hunt, and Speer 2013;Said, Kypri, and Bowman 2013). The mental health of international students living abroad has been examined in several studies, but there is little evidence to date that international and domestic students experience different rates of psychological distress (Rosenthal, Russell, and Thomson 2008;Stallman 2010;Said, Kypri, and Bowman 2013).…”

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Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of psychological distress among students at an Australian university

Larcombe

Finch

Sore

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Studies in Higher Education

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2014):Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of psychological distress among students at an Australian university, Studies in Higher Education, This research contributes to the empirical literature on university student mental well-being by investigating the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of severe levels of psychological distress. More than 5000 students at a metropolitan Australian university participated in an anonymous online survey in 2013 that included the short form of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21). Comparisons with published research show that our respondents' DASS results were substantially higher than those observed in studies with general community samples, but comparable to other studies targeting university students. Of the explanatory variables analysed, the student's field of study, the number of hours spent studying per week and the number of hours spent caring for family members were all strongly associated with scores in the severe or extremely severe range for each of the DASS scales. These findings provide guidance for policy development, service delivery and further research in higher education.

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“…depression among the first-year students in Hong Kong (Song et al, 2008;Wong, Cheung, Chan, Ma, & Tang, 2006). This might relate to adaption problems in new learning environments and as well as the stress from both social and academic demands (Uehara, Takeuchi, Kubota, Oshima, & Ishikawa, 2010).…”

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A Study of the Perceived Stress Level of University Students in Hong Kong

Kwok¹,

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2016

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Background. In the school year 2015/2016, a significantly increased suicide rate among students in Hong Kong raised alarm bells to the public. High levels of stress among Hong Kong students was believed to be one of the main causes of these suicide incidents. In order to examine the stress levels of Hong Kong students, we targeted the group of undergraduates and initiated this research study.Objective. This study aimed to provide more information and objective analysis with regard to the stress levels of undergraduate students in Hong Kong.Method. There was a total (N = 337) number participants enrolled in this study at the Open University of Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) was adopted as the measure of perceived stress level of university students. The Perceived Stress Scale-10 is a 10-item scale designed to measure the self-reported perceived stress level. The set of questionnaires also includes The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scale which was used for evaluating the convergent validity of PSS-10; The General Self Efficacy (GSE) Scale and the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) which were used for evaluating the related divergent validity.Results. Referring to the findings, the stress level of the participants who were mostly from the age group of 18-29 had an average score of 19.02 which was considered to be higher than the standard score (M = 14.2; SD = 6.2), and thus undergraduate students who belonged to this age group were found to present a potential higher stress level among those participants.Conclusions. This study simply showed the general stress level of the target population, and such information could provide a meaningful reference for further study of stress levels among Hong Kong students. However, it could not show the other detailed information such as the reasons for causing a high potential stress. Therefore, it suggested that the follow-up study could focus more specifically on a particular type of stress (i.e., academic stress) in investigation.

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Web-Based Survey of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in First-Year Tertiary Education Students in Hong Kong

Cited by 236 publications

References 18 publications

Mental Health and Wellbeing of the Undergraduate Students in a Research University: A Malaysian Experience

Mental Health and Wellbeing of the Undergraduate Students in a Research University: A Malaysian Experience

Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of psychological distress among students at an Australian university

A Study of the Perceived Stress Level of University Students in Hong Kong

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