College student mental health: Psychiatric risk and psychological wellbeing.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-28 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2024.2329953

Paul G Nestor, Sara B Boodai, Keira O'Donovan, Victoria Choate Hasler, Richard Hunter

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Abstract

Objective: To examine both psychiatric risk and psychological wellbeing in a college student sample drawn from a majority-minority university.

Participants: 100 participants (42% White; 70 females), mean age, 21.22 years.

Methods: Univariate and multivariate analyses examined the relationship of psychiatric risk (Brief Symptom Inventory; BSI) and psychological wellbeing (Mental Health Continuum-Short Form; MHC-SF) with student stress, cognition, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) scale.

Results: Risk correlated with increased student stress, higher ACEs and lower PCEs, whereas wellbeing correlated with lower student stress, better neuropsychological functioning, lower ACE and increased PCEs. PCEs predicted enhanced MHC-SF wellbeing and reduced BSI risk, accounting for 22.4% and 13.7% of variance in these measures, respectively. ACEs predicted elevated BSI risk and diminished MHC-SF wellbeing accounting for 8.6% and 5.9% of variance in these measures, respectively.

Conclusion: College student mental health may benefit from practices aim specifically to enhance wellbeing, stress-resistance, and cognition.

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大学生心理健康：精神病风险与心理健康。

目的从一所少数族裔占多数的大学中抽取大学生样本，研究其精神疾病风险和心理健康情况：100 名参与者（42% 白人；70 名女性），平均年龄 21.22 岁：单变量和多变量分析检验了精神疾病风险（症状简明量表；BSI）和心理健康（心理健康连续简表；MHC-SF）与学生压力、认知、童年不良经历（ACEs）和新的童年积极经历量表（PCEs）之间的关系：结果：风险与学生压力增加、ACE 增加和 PCEs 减少相关，而幸福与学生压力减少、神经心理功能改善、ACE 减少和 PCEs 增加相关。PCE可预测MHC-SF幸福感的增强和BSI风险的降低，分别占这些测量方差的22.4%和13.7%。ACE预示着BSI风险的升高和MHC-SF幸福感的降低，分别占这些指标方差的8.6%和5.9%：大学生的心理健康可能会受益于旨在提高幸福感、抗压能力和认知能力的具体做法。

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Journal of American College Health Multiple-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.