Work demands and mental health: the mediating effects of resilience and sense of belonging among college students.
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| Title: | Work demands and mental health: the mediating effects of resilience and sense of belonging among college students. |
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| Authors: | Park, Eunice Y. (AUTHOR), Bixter, Michael T. (AUTHOR), Donoghue, Christopher (AUTHOR), Reinschmidt, Richard S. (AUTHOR), Gonzales, Junius J. (AUTHOR), Chow, Lauren E. (AUTHOR), Perez, Fatima D. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Apr2026, Vol. 74 Issue 4, p1048-1057. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Job stress prevention, Competency assessment (Law), Psychological resilience, Stress management, Cluster analysis (Statistics), Industrial psychology, Public sector, Universities & colleges, Statistical sampling, Research evaluation, Structural equation modeling, Descriptive statistics, Psychology of college students, Interpersonal relations, Factor analysis, Student attitudes, Confidence intervals, Data analysis software |
| Geographic Terms: | New England |
| Abstract: | Objective: This study investigates the relationship between work demands and mental health among college students and the mediating effects of resilience and sense of belonging. Participants: Data was collected from 3,082 undergraduate students at a mid-sized public University in the Northeast on work demands, resilience, sense of belonging, and number of poor mental health days. Methods: Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data for students who reported at least one job (n = 2,083). Results: Higher work demands were positively associated with more poor mental health days. Resilience significantly and negatively mediated this relationship. In multiple-group SEM analyses, students working one job (vs multiple jobs) and those working a higher number of work hours (vs lower) exhibited a stronger negative indirect effect through the resilience mediating factor. Conclusions: Findings highlight the crucial role of resilience in managing work-related stress and suggest areas for further research to enhance student well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Objective: This study investigates the relationship between work demands and mental health among college students and the mediating effects of resilience and sense of belonging. Participants: Data was collected from 3,082 undergraduate students at a mid-sized public University in the Northeast on work demands, resilience, sense of belonging, and number of poor mental health days. Methods: Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data for students who reported at least one job (n = 2,083). Results: Higher work demands were positively associated with more poor mental health days. Resilience significantly and negatively mediated this relationship. In multiple-group SEM analyses, students working one job (vs multiple jobs) and those working a higher number of work hours (vs lower) exhibited a stronger negative indirect effect through the resilience mediating factor. Conclusions: Findings highlight the crucial role of resilience in managing work-related stress and suggest areas for further research to enhance student well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07448481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2025.2484547 |
