Open AccessRelationships between Academic Success and Health and Illness in College Students
Author(s) -
Edward Hébert,
Brian Henry,
Corinne Duplan,
Millie Naquin,
Ralph Wood
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of health studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-4511
pISSN - 1090-0500
DOI - 10.47779/ajhs.2020.99
Subject(s) - mental health , mental illness , psychology , health care , college health , variance (accounting) , clinical psychology , medicine , gerontology , medical education , psychiatry , family medicine , economics , economic growth , business , accounting
This study investigated relationships between academic success and aspects of health and illness in college students. College juniors and seniors completed a survey addressing ratings of health, measures of sleep, mental health, screen time, the frequency of illness-related absences and access of healthcare. Measures of academic performance (GPA and academic status) were gathered from university records. Significant relationships to academic performance were found for overall health, sleep, mental health, time accessing social media, and frequency of accessing healthcare and school due to illness. Collectively, health measures predicted 10% of the variance in GPA.