The Impact of Academic Stress on Student Mental Health Report

This report delves into the impact of academic stress on the mental health of students, exploring its correlation with anxiety, depression, and overall emotional well-being. The report references studies by Kumaraswami (2013), Saklofske et al. (2012), and Murray-Harvey (2010) to highlight the adverse effects of academic pressure on students' emotional and social lives. It discusses how the stress related to academic performance can lead to significant mental health challenges and social conflicts. The report analyzes how academic stress can affect the student's ability to cope with daily life. This report is available on Desklib, a platform that provides past papers and solved assignments to students.

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The association of academic stress with the overall mental health of the students can be seen
to have strong correlations with each other. Over – exposure to academic stress is a common
phenomenon that can be seen in almost all student. At the same time, there have been
recurring connected cases where the students have reported to suffer from cases of mental
health issues like depression and anxiety. An increase in academic stress can therefore lead to
the development of these associated issues amongst students.
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In his paper, Kumaraswami (2013) explores the connection between Academic Stress,
anxiety and depression amongst college students, expanding upon the connected nature of the
three elements. He states that the stress caused due to academic pressure is a genuine stress as
it connects to the students’ learning outcomes and future professional developments as well,
thereby increasing the risks of temporary or permanent development of anxiety and
depression.
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Saklofske et al. (2012) have explored the connections between personality and emotional
intelligence of students, stating that the reliance of academic success on the amount of
academic stress that the student is taking, causes a socio – emotional conflict in the students.
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Studies have shown that the students who tend to face the effects of academic pressure in
their school or college life, often end up losing a significant portion of their emotional and
social wellbeing due to persistent cases of anxiety and depression (Murray-Harvey, 2010). It

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means that the students’ social as well as emotional wellbeing are getting severely affected
because of the persistent academic stress they reside with.
References.
Kumaraswamy, N. (2013). Academic stress, anxiety and depression among college students:
A brief review. International review of social sciences and humanities, 5(1), 135-143.
Murray-Harvey, R. (2010). Relationship influences on students' academic achievement,
psychological health and well-being at school. Educational and Child
Psychology, 27(1), 104.
Saklofske, D. H., Austin, E. J., Mastoras, S. M., Beaton, L., & Osborne, S. E. (2012).
Relationships of personality, affect, emotional intelligence and coping with student
stress and academic success: Different patterns of association for stress and
success. Learning and Individual Differences, 22(2), 251-257.