ERIC Number: EJ1457838
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Publication Date: 2025-Feb
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Who Feels Good at University? Exploring the Prevalence, Profiles, and Determinants of Mental Health in Higher Education Students Using a Person-Centered Approach
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, v34 n1 p93-107 2025
This study used a person-centered approach to explore mental health status and profiles among a sample of 2262 university students and how these profiles differ in sociodemographic, academic, and lifestyle traits. Results revealed that around half of participants reported high well-being and life satisfaction, while over a third exhibited positive screening for anxiety, depression, and psychological distress. A latent profile analysis identified four distinct mental health profiles aligned with a dual-factor model of mental health: (1) complete mental health (28.5%), with high well-being and life satisfaction and low psychopathology; (2) troubled (20.7%), with average mental health and distress; (3) vulnerable (31.3%), with very low positive mental health, high psychopathology, and distress; and (4) symptomatic but content (19.5%), with average well-being but high reported anxiety and depression. Multinominal regression revealed that male students in natural/technical sciences with high GPAs were less likely to belong to profiles with lower well-being and life satisfaction and higher distress, while poor/excessive sleep and more leisure time predicted membership in these profiles. Implications for the assessment, support, and policy on the well-being of university students are discussed.
Descriptors: College Students, Incidence, Profiles, Mental Health, Student Characteristics, Individual Differences, Well Being, Life Satisfaction, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, Sleep, Leisure Time, Majors (Students)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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