Article: Détresse et anxiété chez les étudiants du collégial et recours aux services d’aide psychoaffectifs (french only)

This article reports the results of a study measuring the extent of college students’ socio-emotional needs and their use of support services. A total of 12 208 cégépien.nes, enrolled in the fall semester 2014 and from eight establishments located in different regions of Quebec were surveyed.

The results indicate that

• Three quarters of respondents use such services for problems other than school-related ones. 
• 17.4  of respondents felt very or very distressed and 35.1 % felt anxious, often or all the time. The main explanatory factors for distress and anxiety are family conflict, pressure to perform at school, bullying and suicidal thoughts.
• Prejudice against mental health appears to be a significant barrier to the use of support resources.

Reference

Gosselin, M.A. et Ducharme, R. (2017) Détresse et anxiété chez les étudiants du collégial et recours aux services d’aide psychoaffectifs. Service social, 63 (1), p. 92–104.