The Effects Of Mental Disorders On College Students Academic Performance
Primary Faculty Mentor’s Name
Marian Tabi
Proposal Track
Student
Session Format
Paper Presentation
Abstract
The Effects Of Mental Disorders On College Students Academic Performance
Caroline Coon
Rachael Evans
Kortney Knight
Megan Richards
Marian Tabi, PhD, MPH, RN (Faculty Mentor)
Georgia Southern University
Abstract
The Effects Of Mental Disorders On College Students Academic Performance
Purpose: This study investigates the affect that mental disorders have on college student’s academic performance. Salzer (2011), 26 percent of people over the age of 18 experience symptoms that can be associated with a mental disorder. Also according to Lindsey, C. (2014) mental disorders are on the rise among college students. Mental disorder can be extremely hard to detect in those that chose to not disclose it. According to Kranke (2013), College students with non-apparent disabilities experience extrinsic and intrinsic stressors in the form of stigma and discrimination by the public. With that being said, many students with mental disorder hide the disorder due to fear of embarrassment or social status. In Knjisa (2014) the amount of students that suffered from depression while enrolled in college stayed the same from the year 2007 to 2014. The students with depression ranged from 12.4 to 16.5 percent. We chose to research mental disorders among college students because we felt that they are more prevalent among than most people think they are. We chose to focus on college students because the college workload is more strenuous than the high school workload. And because the academic study in college is much more independent than on the high school level. The independence of the academic focus could cause a greater defect in academic performance.
Methods: Data will be collected from at the most 250 students from various majors in undergraduate classes. Participants will complete a questionnaire that includes questions about their age, gender, class level, problems they have encountered in school and their history with a mental disorder. Participation in this study is voluntary and results will be presented in an aggregated format with IBM SPSS U23
Findings: Data collection in processes and results will be avaible and presented at the conference if our abstract is accepted.
Keywords
Mental Disorders, Academics, College Students
Award Consideration
1
Location
Room 2905
Presentation Year
2015
Start Date
11-7-2015 9:00 AM
End Date
11-7-2015 10:00 AM
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Richards, Megan R., "The Effects Of Mental Disorders On College Students Academic Performance" (2015). Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (2014-2015). 14.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gurc/2015/2015/14
The Effects Of Mental Disorders On College Students Academic Performance
Room 2905
The Effects Of Mental Disorders On College Students Academic Performance
Caroline Coon
Rachael Evans
Kortney Knight
Megan Richards
Marian Tabi, PhD, MPH, RN (Faculty Mentor)
Georgia Southern University
Abstract
The Effects Of Mental Disorders On College Students Academic Performance
Purpose: This study investigates the affect that mental disorders have on college student’s academic performance. Salzer (2011), 26 percent of people over the age of 18 experience symptoms that can be associated with a mental disorder. Also according to Lindsey, C. (2014) mental disorders are on the rise among college students. Mental disorder can be extremely hard to detect in those that chose to not disclose it. According to Kranke (2013), College students with non-apparent disabilities experience extrinsic and intrinsic stressors in the form of stigma and discrimination by the public. With that being said, many students with mental disorder hide the disorder due to fear of embarrassment or social status. In Knjisa (2014) the amount of students that suffered from depression while enrolled in college stayed the same from the year 2007 to 2014. The students with depression ranged from 12.4 to 16.5 percent. We chose to research mental disorders among college students because we felt that they are more prevalent among than most people think they are. We chose to focus on college students because the college workload is more strenuous than the high school workload. And because the academic study in college is much more independent than on the high school level. The independence of the academic focus could cause a greater defect in academic performance.
Methods: Data will be collected from at the most 250 students from various majors in undergraduate classes. Participants will complete a questionnaire that includes questions about their age, gender, class level, problems they have encountered in school and their history with a mental disorder. Participation in this study is voluntary and results will be presented in an aggregated format with IBM SPSS U23
Findings: Data collection in processes and results will be avaible and presented at the conference if our abstract is accepted.
