Occupational Therapy Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Document Type

Dissertation - NSU Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Occupational Therapy

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First Advisor

Ricardo Carrasco

Date of original Performance / Presentation

January 2025

Publication Date / Copyright Date

1-1-2025

Abstract

Students in higher education have increased stress and reported being exhausted and drained by schoolwork. The stressors, disruption in occupational balance, and mental health concerns can impact their academic progress, health, and well-being. As healthcare professionals in academia, educators seek answers and find ways to address student concerns and support students in their educational journey. The prior researchers focused on the high stress levels in higher education but not on exploring the relationship between stress, occupational balance, and coping strategies along with their impact on overall well-being. The quantitative data gained from the Student Stress Inventory, Occupational Balance Questionnaire, and Academic Coping Strategies scores helped understand relationship between all the constructs and their ability to predict the impact on the overall well-being of healthcare graduate student participants. The qualitative responses in relation to each construct provided some answers to how levels of stressors and disruption in occupational balance were faced by current healthcare students and insights into coping strategies used in those stressful situations. The mixed data analysis provided knowledge about the low, average, and high-level well-being group of students.

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy

Keywords

coping; graduate students; healthcare students; occupational balance; stress; well-being

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