Identifying factors influencing mental health development of college students in China
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This study investigated factors considered as having an influence on the psychological adaptation of college students. Some 1,134 students from Wu Han University, Hui Bei province, China, participated in the study with an impressive response rate of 99%. Results of the study indicate that factors such as “parental occupations”, “parental education”, “interest in major”, “body image”, “place raised” and “gender” have a significant correlation with the psychological adaptation of college students in China. Asignificant relationship was found between fathers' education and occupation and college students' levels of anxiety and depression. Also, between the interest in major studied, and place raised, and body image and anxiety and depression. Levels of depression were found to be significantly greater for girls when looking at depression and gender. Though various reasons were given as possible causes for the levels of anxiety and depression among college students, caution must be exercised in interpreting the findings as among other things, selection bias could not be ruled out. Finally, this paper provides an interesting addition to the literature given the few related studies undertaken in China.
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The changing trend of students' psychological well-being in China differs from that in the US.
“In addition, the changing trend of students’ psychological well-being in China differs from that in the US.”
From Changes in Undergraduate Students’ Psychological Well-Being as They Experience University Life (2019) · cites this paper as [25]
In the US, juniors and seniors scored higher on depression, anxiety, and stress scales compared with freshmen.
“By contrast, in the US, juniors and seniors scored higher on depression, anxiety, and stress scales compared with freshmen, and students’ top three concerns were academic performance, the pressure to succeed and post-graduation plans [25].”
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- Authors
- Tao, C., Yongyi, B., Zongfu, M., Rappe, P., Edwards, G. D., & Shinfuku, N.
- ORCID
- Shinfuku, Naotaka
- Venue
- Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal
- Publisher
- Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd
- Published
- 2002-01-01
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 547-559
- ISSN
- 0301-2212 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1991815617
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- university students, mental health, psychological adjustment, anxiety, depression, parental education, parental occupation, body image, gender differences, birthplace, China
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