ERIC Number: EJ1396198
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
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Distress among Undergraduates: Marginality, Stressors and Resilience Resources
Nurius, Paula S.; Sefidgar, Yasaman S.; Kuehn, Kevin S.; Jung, Jake; Zhang, Han; Figueira, Olivia; Riskin, Eve A.; Dey, Anind K.; Mankoff, Jennifer C.
Journal of American College Health, v71 n5 p1445-1453 2023
Objective: This study addresses mental health concerns among university students, examining cumulative stress exposure as well as resilience resources. Participants: Participants were 253 first- and second-year undergraduate students (age = 18.76; 49.80% male, 69% students of color) enrolled at a large western US university. Methods: Data were obtained from a cross-sectional online survey examining marginalized statuses and multiple stressors alongside coping responses, adaptive self-concept, and social support as predictors of stress, anxiety, and depression. Results: Multivariate regressions demonstrated significant associations between stress exposures and lower levels of resilience resources with each mental health indicator (with substantial R[superscript 2] of 0.49-0.60). Although stressor exposures accounted for significant increases in mental health concerns, their exploratory power was attenuated by resilience resources (e.g., beta decreases from 0.25 to 0.16). Conclusions: Better understanding cumulative adversity/resilience resource profiles, particularly among marginalized students, can help universities in prioritizing institutional support responses toward prevention and mitigating psychological distress.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Stress Variables, Undergraduate Students, Case Studies, Disadvantaged, Student Attitudes, Mental Disorders, Resilience (Psychology), Coping, Self Concept, Student Adjustment, Predictor Variables, Social Support Groups, Student Characteristics, Prevention, Emotional Disturbances
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: EDA2009977; CHS2016365; CHS1941537
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