Post-Secondary Stress and Mental Well-Being: A Scoping Review of the Academic Literature
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
11 June 2020
Abstract
Post-secondary students have been identified as an at-risk population for chronic stress and poor mental health. We conducted a scoping review of the academic literature surrounding student stress and mental well-being as the first phase of research in the development of Canada’s National Standard for the Psychological Health and Safety of Post-Secondary Students. Major thematic findings included student stress, resilience through effective coping and help-seeking, and programs or strategies to improve campus mental health. Recommendations include a call for increased mental health promotion and mental illness prevention activities that are sensitive to diverse cultures, ethnicities, religions, and sexualities.
Résumé
Les étudiants du postsecondaire ont été reconnus comme une population à risques de stress chronique et de problèmes de santé mentale. Nous avons entrepris une revue de la littérature portant sur le stress et le bien-être psychologique des étudiants dans le cadre de la première phase de recherche en vue de l’élaboration de la « Norme sur la santé et la sécurité psychologiques pour les étudiants du postsecondaire (Norme EPS) ». Les principales conclusions ont mis en évidence les thématiques suivantes : le stress étudiant ; la résilience grâce à une adaptation efficace et la recherche d’aide ; et les programmes ou stratégies pour améliorer la santé mentale à travers les campus. Les recommandations portent sur la nécessité d’augmenter les activités de promotion de la santé mentale et de prévention de la maladie mentale en tenant compte des diversités culturelles, ethniques, religieuses et sexuelles.
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Volume 39 • Number 1 • May 2020
Pages: 1 - 32
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Brooke Linden and Heather Stuart. 2020. Post-Secondary Stress and Mental Well-Being: A Scoping Review of the Academic Literature. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
39(1): 1-32. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2020-002
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