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Title: Psychological well-being among U.S. College students: The associations with school climate, loneliness, and financial stress.
Authors: Xiong, Yiying (AUTHOR), Zhai, Yusen (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of American College Health. May2026, Vol. 74 Issue 5, p1488-1496. 9p.
Subjects: School environment, Cross-sectional method, Psychotherapy, Mental health, Secondary analysis, Cronbach's alpha, Loneliness, Psychological well-being, Descriptive statistics, Financial stress, Research, Intraclass correlation, Interpersonal relations, Psychology of college students, Data analysis software, Regression analysis
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: Psychological well-being is essential yet underexamined among college students. Guided by a psychosocial framework, this study explores how financial stress, loneliness, and perceived school mental health climate relate to psychological well-being. We analyzed data from the 2022–2023 Healthy Minds Study (N = 27,340; 135 U.S. institutions) using hierarchical regression. Loneliness had the strongest negative association with well-being (β = −0.43, p < 0.001), followed by positive associations with school mental health climate (β = 0.21, p < 0.001) and a weaker negative association with financial stress (β = −0.10, p < 0.001). Findings underscore the complex nature of student well-being and call for interventions that reduce loneliness, ease financial burdens, and enhance campus mental health climates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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