Three-quarters of students struggle with lack of mental comfort

All over the world, as a result of more than a year of social isolation, many students struggle with an overwhelming malaise resulting from an absolute change in lifestyle, the reduction of all physical and social activities, and sometimes also financial problems caused by the loss of jobs due to the pandemic.

The second edition of the Connected Student Report prepared by Salesforce emphasizes the global scale of the crisis related to the student's poor state of mind. The report includes the results of surveys of 1,128 students and 1,076 employees from 10 countries and shows that 76 percent of the students surveyed considered well-being as their greatest challenge in the current environment. This is an increase from 73 percent of students last year.

Concerns about finances (74 percent) and finding a comfortable space to work and study (65 percent), in the category of challenges faced by students, ranked right after taking care of well-being. As the results show, the most difficult thing for young people nowadays is taking care of their mental comfort. Importantly, students point out that the concept of well-being has a holistic dimension that is influenced by both financial and socio-emotional factors.

Students expect from their universities that, although direct contact is limited, they can still count on their support remotely.

A recent study by the American Council on Education (ACE) found that the most pressing issue facing university officials is the mental health of students (73 percent), followed by the mental health of faculty and staff (48 percent). 

(WBJ)