A Study on Prevalence, Causes, Stress and Its Impact on Academic Performance and Well Being for Higher Education Students

Abstract

Mental health is a concern for students in higher education. They face a lot of pressure from academics not knowing what their career will be, issues and what their family and friends expect from them. Many students feel really stressed out and anxious. They have problems balancing college work and their personal life. It can be really tough. They worry about college work and their personal life a lot. These problems, with their health can make it hard for them to pay attention stay motivated and get good grades. So it is very important to understand what makes students feel stressed and how it affects the students. The main goal of this study is to look at how common stress among students What causes this problem. How does it affect the students grades and their mental health. The people who did the study used a list of questions with a simple rating system to get information from the students. The responses where collected from the 106 students in the study because these students and preferred the convenience sampling method to collect the data and it was analysed through a statistical tool using the regression analaysis The students filled out the survey, on the internet using Google Forms. The answers were analysed using statistics to see how stress factors relate to college performance. The questionnaire was tested to make sure it was reliable. The results show that many students have a lot of stress. College work and exams are things that cause stress for students. Family expectations and competition with friends also cause stress for students. Students also get stressed about problems and not knowing what their future job will be. When students have lot of stress it affects how well students focus on college work. It also affects the motivation of students and the emotions of students.