The Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Academic Adjustment Among the Undergraduates: A Conceptual Paper

Abstract

College is a period of transition and preparation from adolescence to adulthood, and from studying to work. Failure of individuals to adapt to university not only affects their studies and life at the university level but also affects their work and life after adulthood. Depression and anxiety also have negative effects on student development. The relationship between psychological distress and academic adjustment is worth exploring. Numerous studies claim a correlation between these two variables in previous research. However, by increasing the level of student life satisfaction or reducing academic stress by observing and responding to the event, psychological distress does not always affect college students’ academic adjustment. The inner potential mechanism between psychological distress and academic adjustment is needed to do further exploration.