This scholarly research project details the creation of a virtual 8-week mindfulness meditation workshop for community college students. The purpose of this action research convergent parallel mixed methods study was to examine the effects and impacts of an online mindfulness meditation college student group on student stress coping, resilience,…

The present study explored the association between stress mindset and well-being of students during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. The study also sought to examine how the relationship between students' stress-mindset and well-being can be mediated by students' coping strategies. The study applied a cross-sectional survey design, with…

Motivated by a dearth of research on students' stress, particularly in the context of Indonesia, the author attempts to analyze the relationship among stress, Type A personality, and academic performance in an Indonesian business school. Hierarchical regression is applied to examine this relationship. In addition, questionnaires were distributed…

Small group learning activities have been shown to improve student academic performance and educational outcomes. Yet, we have an imperfect understanding of the mechanisms by which this occurs. Group learning may mediate student stress by placing learning in a context where students have both social support and greater control over their learning.…

Stress remains the number one health concern among college students today; therefore, research on student stress is imperative, from both an organizational and an individual perspective. This research study explored the moderating role of coping skills on the relationship between self-leadership and stress among college students. Using the ALSQ,…

This study explores relationships of student mindfulness and resilience with student stress, depression, and anxiety before and after a first-year seminar course introducing mindfulness and resilience techniques to undergraduate Saint Louis University (SLU) students. Mindfulness and resilience concepts and practice were introduced through large…

The present study aimed to examine the mediational effects of self-compassion and positive affect in the relationship between stress and life satisfaction of South Korean university students. Questionnaires regarding stress, self-compassion, positive affect, and life satisfaction were distributed to 1,087 university students. Structural equation…

Objective: Academic examinations are a frequent and significant source of student stress, but multimodal, psychophysiological studies are still missing. Participants & methods: Psychological and physiological variables were assessed on 154 undergraduate students in daily life using e-diaries resp. blood pressure devices at the beginning of the…

Financial stress and student loan debt are on the rise among today's college students. This study examined the associations between financial factors and students' college goal commitment. A multi-institutional survey was used to assess students' financial stress, estimated student loan debt, and the perceived importance of career, economic,…

Despite the widespread prevalence of psychological distress that affects many higher education students, existing student-stress research remains largely atheoretical. To address this gap, this paper applies Siegrist's (1996) effort-reward imbalance model in a theoretical investigation of student stress. We surveyed Australian university students…

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between university students' stress level and their attitude toward online education forced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it analyzed the relationship between the use of online education instruments and attitude. Two hundred eighty-three university students enrolled in the Turkish…

Stress and poor sleep quality are serious and common problems among university students that could have detrimental effects on their academic performance. International students may experience greater difficulty than domestic students because they also need to deal with the challenges associated with moving to a new culture. The present study aims…

We examined the relationship between second language anxiety and international nursing student stress after taking into account the demographic, cognitive, and acculturative factors. International nursing students (N = 152) completed an online questionnaire battery. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that spoken second language anxiety and…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, courses were forced into an online format as universities paused in-person learning and consequently, students were required to adjust to online learning. The objective of the current study was to determine the effect of optional assessments designed to promote engagement in a fourth-year asynchronous online…

Social media use can bring negative effects to college students, such as social media addiction (SMA) and decline in academic performance. SMA may increase the perceived stress level of college students, and stress has a negative impact on academic performance, but this potential mediating role of stress has not been verified in existing studies.…