Abstract
Students in secondary and tertiary education settings face a wide range of ongoing stressors related to academic demands. Previous research indicates that academic-related stress can reduce academic achievement, decrease motivation and increase the risk of school dropout. The longer-term impacts, which include reduced likelihood of sustainable employment, cost Governments billions of dollars each year. This narrative review presents the most recent research concerning the impact of academic-related stress, including discussion of the impact on students’ learning capacity and academic performance, mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, sleep disturbances and substance use.
Keywords
StressorAnxietyPsychologyMental healthAcademic achievementDropout (neural networks)Depression (economics)Stress (linguistics)Medical educationClinical psychologyMathematics educationMedicinePsychiatry
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Michaela C. Pascoe,
Sarah Hetrick,
Alexandra Parker
(2019).
The impact of stress on students in secondary school and higher education.
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
, 25
(1)
, 104-112.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2019.1596823
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- 10.1080/02673843.2019.1596823