Mental Health and Academic Success of First-Year College Students

Tammy Jordan Wyatt, Sara B Oswalt and Yesenia Ochoa

International Journal of Higher Education, 2017, vol. 6, issue 3, 178

Abstract: The prevalence and severity of mental health issues are increasing among college students, and such issues pose a threat to health and academic performance. Responses from 66,159 undergraduate students about mental health and academics from the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II were examined using regression analyses. Differences in mental health diagnoses were found by classification with first-year students reporting higher rates of self-injury and seriously considering suicide. Upperclassmen reported higher rates of academic impact from mental health factors. Findings indicate one’s first-year of college as the prime time to promote awareness of and strategies to prevent mental health issues or negative academic effects; implications for first-year experience programs are discussed.Â

Date: 2017
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