Elite university students face multiple challenges, making them prone to subhealth issues
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Elite university students face multiple challenges, making them prone to subhealth issues. The high-pressure environment of elite universities may exacerbate anxiety and health issues. There is a need to effectively intervene in the health dilemmas of elite university students from a psychological perspective.
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Sourced from the stated research gap and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 8 times in total.
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- Emotional Eating and Its Associations with the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study (2026) · Medical Sciences · cited 1× · doi
Findings on emotional eating and its associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms remain heterogeneous and insufficiently integrated within comprehensive analytical frameworks. There is a need to examine the association between emotional eating and depressive and anxiety symptoms in university students, while assessing the independent contributions of sociodemographic, academic, lifestyle, and anthropometric determinants.
generalstated research gapKeywords: findings emotional eating associations depressive anxiety symptoms remain - Emotional Eating and Its Associations with the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study (2026) · Medical Sciences · cited 1× · doi
University students are exposed to heightened academic demands, psychosocial stressors, and lifestyle changes that may promote maladaptive coping behaviors. The challenges of university life may predispose students to maladaptive coping strategies, including unhealthy eating behaviors. There is a need to integrate findings on emotional eating and its associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms within comprehensive analytical frameworks.
generalstated challengesKeywords: university students exposed heightened academic demands psychosocial stressors - Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece (2026) · Diseases · cited 4× · doi
There is a need to investigate the association between Mediterranean diet adherence and symptoms of depression and anxiety in university students. Prior studies have correlated lifestyle behaviors, including diet, with mental health, but more research is needed to understand the specific relationship between the Mediterranean diet and mental health in university students.
generalstated research gapKeywords: there need investigate association between mediterranean diet adherence - How Anxiety Shapes Students’ Self-Rated Health at Elite Universities: A Longitudinal Study (2026) · Behavioral Sciences · cited 2× · doi
Elite university students face multiple challenges, making them prone to subhealth issues. The high-pressure environment of elite universities may exacerbate anxiety and health issues. There is a need to effectively intervene in the health dilemmas of elite university students from a psychological perspective.
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