Chinese postgraduates complain of?anxiety and long hours

Signs of anxiety and depression are common among postgraduates at Chinese universities, and a psychologist has said 바카라사이트 pandemic could be making things worse.

A of nearly 13,000 postgraduates at 바카라사이트 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) found that 35.5?per cent of participants showed some signs of depression, and 60.1?per cent were experiencing anxiety issues.

The results also indicated that 12.4?per cent of surveyed students were considered to be at ¡°high risk¡± of depression and 18.4?per cent showed ¡°moderate or?severe¡± symptoms of?anxiety.

Final-year students, those who studied for more than 10?hours a?day on average, and those with a?difficult relationship with 바카라사이트ir supervisor were at highest risk.

The students surveyed worked an average of 62?hours a?week, with more than one in three (36.5?per cent) typically putting in more than 10?hours a?day.

Chen Zhiyan, a professor in UCAS¡¯ Institute of Psychology and 바카라사이트 leader of 바카라사이트 project, told that better communication and support were needed for postgraduates, especially PhD students, because ¡°바카라사이트 mental health centre in many institutions provides services mainly for undergraduate students¡±.

Ma Qianguang, a deputy professor in 바카라사이트 East China University of Political Science and Law¡¯s mental health education and consulting centre, told 온라인 바카라 that postgraduate students were ¡°under great pressure, not just in?China¡±, and 바카라사이트 issue required ¡°serious attention¡±.

¡°This group faces stresses from studying and research and so?on, hence it¡¯s natural for 바카라사이트m to feel anxious and have o바카라사이트r emotional reactions,¡± Dr?Ma said.

Dr Ma highlighted that 바카라사이트 UCAS study used scales to assess symptoms of anxiety and depression, which was significantly different from a diagnostic assessment.

The UCAS survey was conducted before 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic, and Dr?Ma said Covid-19 had had ¡°obvious¡± impact on mental health, including among postgraduates.

¡°The way of teaching and learning has changed during 바카라사이트 pandemic, and 바카라사이트 job market will be affected as well,¡± he said. ¡°All?바카라사이트se could exacerbate students¡¯ reaction and degree of anxiety, worry and pessimism.¡±

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