Mental And Physical Health Of College Students - 1469 Words

Literature Review: Mental and Physical Health of College Students Jackie Brocious Misericordia University Literature Review: Mental and Physical Health of College Students This paper is focused on the sub-topic of mental and physical health of college students, either within healthcare-related fields or general graduate programs. This sub-topic is a branch of our group’s research purpose of identifying the occupational therapy (OT) student’s perception and confidence with an OT program and their preparedness within the field. A study done by Pfeifer, Kranz, and Scoggin (2008) at Texas University focused on the perceived stress of OT students in an entry level master’s program. The results from the interview revealed that†¦show more content†¦It was found that much of the cause of psychological distress came from the lack of clarity and transparency within the structure of the programs and study plans, and not with the quality of the teachers (Nerdrum et al., 2009). Jacob, Itzchak, and Raz (2013) stated that many healthcare students perceive themselves as working under a lot of pressure due to the demands of their programs. The students rated time demands of courses and the amount of material covered the highest indicators of stress within the academic factor (Jacob et al., 2013). In Norway, a survey reported that college students were at a greater risk of developing mental health problems than the general population (Bonsaksen, 2015). Female students were also twice as likely to report mental health problems compared to their male counterparts (Bonsaksen, 2015). At the end of the study, the male students had a higher satisfaction with the OT program, and had higher levels of self-esteem and self-efficacy (Bonsaksen, 2015). Bonsaksen (2015) also notes that regarding the self-esteem measure, the students who spent most of their time on self-study, acquired higher scores, which suggests that the female students, who tended to have a lower self-esteem and self-efficacy, could offset it by increasing self-study. Holinka’s (2015) study was determined to support other findings of how stress negatively correlates with college students’ life satisfaction. The analysis from her study