Association between Health-Related Quality of Life, Mental Health and Academic Performance among Adolescent Students

Hassan Osman, Zeinab Hassan; Farrag Hamza, Enaam Abdellatif; Amin, Fatma Mohamed; Salama, Lamia Amin; Eladham, Nadia Ahmed

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.315136

Association between Health-Related Quality of Life, Mental Health and Academic Performance among Adolescent Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt

² Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

³ Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

⁴ Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt.

10.21608/tsnj.2023.315136

Abstract

Background: Mental health and health-related quality of life (QOL) are strictly related. Scientific
interest in student’s mental health experiences has been increasing in the last years due to their
influence on students’ learning processes and academic performance. Aim: Assess the association
between quality of life, mental health and Academic performance among adolescent students.
Subjects & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on adolescent student’s schools
(prep and secondary schools) during the academic year 2022-2023, at Mansoura city, Dakhlia
Governorate. Sample: A convenience sample of 665 students over a period of three months was
included. Tools: Four tools were used to collect data: Part I: Characteristics of studied adolescent
students Part II: Academic quality of life student scale Part III: Mental health symptom
Checklist-90. Part IV: Academic Performance Rating Scale. Results: 74% of studied students
had low quality of life, while 26% had high quality and 50.9% of studied students had low mental
health and 23.3% of them had moderate mental health. Also, 60% of studied students had high
academic performance, while 20.3% of them had low academic performance. Conclusion: There
was high negative correlation between students' Academic performance and mental health Also,
high negative correlation between students' Mental health and quality of life While there was high
positive relation between students' Quality of life and Academic performance Recommendation:
Health education and promotion of quality of life should be integrated into the educational
strategies and policies of all educational centers.