Stress management interventions for university students in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress is one of major issues among university students which can lead to negative academic performance and poor quality of life. Stress-management interventions (SMIs) have been proved as being effective in helping university students cope with stress. However, most of prior studies focused on high income countries while there is still scarce evidence for low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). The objective of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of SMIs in reducing stress level experienced by university students in LMICs.

Methods

Systematic searches were carried out in PubMed, Embase, APA PsycInfo, ERIC, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central up to March 2024. Of 8180 hits, we identified 28 Randomized Control Trials to be included in the analysis.

SUBMITTER: Juniar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457673 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature