Family and Academic Stress and Their Impact on Students' Depression Level and Academic Performance

Yuwei Deng; Jacob Cherian; Noor Un Nisa Khan; Kalpina Kumari; Muhammad Safdar Sial; Ubaldo Comite; Beata Gavurova; József Popp

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.869337

Family and Academic Stress and Their Impact on Students' Depression Level and Academic Performance

Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 16:13:869337. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.869337. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yuwei Deng^{1

2}, Jacob Cherian³, Noor Un Nisa Khan⁴, Kalpina Kumari⁵, Muhammad Safdar Sial⁶, Ubaldo Comite⁷, Beata Gavurova⁸, József Popp^{9

10}

Affiliations

¹ School of Mechatronics Engineering, Daqing Normal University, Daqing, China.
² School of Marxism, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China.
³ College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
⁴ Faculty of Business Administration, Iqra University Karachi Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan.
⁵ Faculty of Department of Business Administration, Greenwich University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
⁶ Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, Pakistan.
⁷ Department of Business Sciences, University Giustino Fortunato, Benevento, Italy.
⁸ Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia.
⁹ Hungarian National Bank-Research Center, John von Neumann University, Kecskemét, Hungary.
¹⁰ College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Abstract

Current research examines the impact of academic and familial stress on students' depression levels and the subsequent impact on their academic performance based on Lazarus' cognitive appraisal theory of stress. The non-probability convenience sampling technique has been used to collect data from undergraduate and postgraduate students using a modified questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale. This study used the SEM method to examine the link between stress, depression, and academic performance. It was confirmed that academic and family stress leads to depression among students, negatively affecting their academic performance and learning outcomes. This research provides valuable information to parents, educators, and other stakeholders concerned about their childrens' education and performance.

Keywords: academic learning; academic performance; academic stress; depression; higher education; structural equation modeling (SEM); university students.