Depression and Anxiety among College Students: Understanding the Impact on Grade Average and Differences in Gender and Ethnicity
In: Journal of American College Health, Jg. 71 (2023), Heft 4, S. 1091-1102
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Objective: Psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety, can hinder academic performance among college-age individuals. Participants: Mental health among college students is a growing public health concern, with some scholars describing collegiate mental health as a crisis (Chen et al., Psychiatr Serv. 2019;70(6):442-449). Methods: This study analyzes data from four annual administrations of the American College Health Association (ACHA)'S NCHA (n = 117,430). Results: Overall, anxiety and depression were the most common conditions, at 9.2% and 8.7%, respectively. Of students reporting the focal symptom, 17.87% were treated for depression and 12.91% were treated for anxiety. Compared to not-treated students, diagnosed only students, had significantly lower grade averages, with effect sizes of -0.30 and -0.20 for depression and anxiety, respectively. Conclusions: Given the prevalence of depression and anxiety among college-aged students, continued research into help seeking behaviors and their effects on outcomes like grade average is an essential part of understanding the toll these disorders take.
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Depression and Anxiety among College Students: Understanding the Impact on Grade Average and Differences in Gender and Ethnicity
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | BlackDeerumn, Asher ; Patterson Silver Wolf, David A. ; Maguin, Eugene ; Beeler-Stinn, Sara |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of American College Health, Jg. 71 (2023), Heft 4, S. 1091-1102 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0744-8481 (print) ; 1940-3208 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2021.1920954 |
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