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Engineering stress culture: Relationships among mental health, engineering identity, and sense of inclusion

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JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
卷 110, 期 2, 页码 371-392

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AMER SOC ENGINEERING EDUCATION
DOI: 10.1002/jee.20391

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engineering identity; gender; inclusion; mental health; undergraduate education

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  1. National Science Foundation [1738186]
  2. Div Of Engineering Education and Centers
  3. Directorate For Engineering [1738186] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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This study reveals that self-reported levels of stress, anxiety, and depression are high among engineering students, with higher levels for female students in stress and anxiety, and first-generation students in depression. There are correlations between self-reported mental health symptoms, engineering identity, and perceptions of inclusion, which vary by gender. Additionally, underrepresented students in engineering rate their departments as less diverse compared to their peers.
Background Stress is commonly experienced by college students, especially engineering students. However, the role of stress within engineering culture and its implications for engineering programs have not been fully explored in the literature. Purpose/Hypothesis The purpose of this study was to measure and examine the relationships among self-reported stress, anxiety, and depression; engineering identity; and perceptions of inclusion of undergraduate engineering students. Design/Method We validated a quantitative survey instrument built on previously published scales and used it to measure self-reported stress, anxiety, and depression; engineering identity; and perceptions of inclusion. Results Our findings indicate that self-reported levels of stress, anxiety, and depression are high for engineering students. Further, levels of stress and anxiety are significantly higher for female students, while levels of depression are higher for first-generation students. We find correlations between self-reported mental health symptoms, engineering identity, and perceptions of inclusion, and these relationships differ by gender. Lastly, we find that students underrepresented in engineering rate their departments as less diverse than their peers. Conclusions Our results suggest that perceptions of inclusion and engineering identity are related to student mental health, further emphasizing the importance of developing inclusive cultures in engineering programs. The findings suggest that mental health needs greater attention in engineering education, particularly for female and first-generation students.

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