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Prioritizing Optimal Health & Well-being at McMaster

Mental Health Deficits

The statements below are questions from the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey for McMaster University. Click on each statement to view the results.

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Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Financial pressures or work obligations.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Financial pressures or work obligations. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 530 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 830 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 360 participants.

Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Personal or family problems.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Personal or family problems. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 310 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 810 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 600 participants.

Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Your academic performance at your post-secondary institution.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Your academic performance at your post-secondary institution. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 310 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 690 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 740 participants.

Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Course availability/scheduling.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Course availability/scheduling. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 190 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 690 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 880 participants.

Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Lack of good academic advising.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Lack of good academic advising. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 200 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 600 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 920 participants.

Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Difficulties with academic workload.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Difficulties with academic workload. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 340 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 880 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 510 participants.

Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Language/cultural barriers.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Language/cultural barriers. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 125 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 300 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 1275 participants.

Participants were asked how much they view the following statement as an obstacle: Difficulties associated with a disability or chronic health condition.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Difficulties associated with a disability or chronic health condition. The graph shows the following results: A Major Obstacle: Selected by approximately 100 participants. A Minor Obstacle: Selected by approximately 250 participants. Not An Obstacle: Selected by approximately 1390 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel tired out for no good reason?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel tired out for no good reason? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 120 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 400 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 700 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 400 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 110 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel nervous?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel nervous? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 100 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 480 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 710 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 360 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 100 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 670 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 520 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 400 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 110 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 20 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel hopeless?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel hopeless? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 540 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 580 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 430 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 140 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 40 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel restless or fidgety?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel restless or fidgety? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 250 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 550 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 560 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 290 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 100 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 620 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 540 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 400 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 120 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 30 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel depressed?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel depressed? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 420 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 600 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 460 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 170 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 80 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel that everything was an effort?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel that everything was an effort? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 250 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 530 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 560 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 300 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 100 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up? The graph shows the following results: None of the time: Selected by approximately 690 participants. A little of the time: Selected by approximately 560 participants. Some of the time: Selected by approximately 380 participants. Most of the time: Selected by approximately 100 participants. All of the time: Selected by approximately 40 participants.

Participants were asked: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel worthless?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Over the last 30 days, how often did you feel worthless?

The graph shows the following results: 
None of the time: Selected by approximately 800 participants. 
A little of the time: Selected by approximately 470 participants. 
Some of the time: Selected by approximately 300 participants. 
Most of the time: Selected by approximately 110 participants. 
All of the time: Selected by approximately 50 participants.

Summed score of the responses to the previous 10 items.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Summed score of the responses to the previous 10 items. 

The graph shows the following results: 
Well: Selected by approximately 590 participants. 
Mild Mental Distress: Selected by approximately 400 participants. 
Moderate Mental Distress: Selected by approximately 330 participants. 
Severe Mental Distress: Selected by approximately 400 participants.

Participants were asked: In the past 12 months have you ever seriously thought about committing suicide or taking your own life?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: In the past 12 months have you ever seriously thought about committing suicide or taking your own life?

The graph shows the following results: 
No: Selected by approximately 1525 participants. 
Yes: Selected by approximately 125 participants. 
I prefer not to answer: Selected by approximately 100 participants.

Participants were asked: If you answered yes to the previous question, in the past 12 months have you ever made a plan for committing suicide?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: If you answered yes to the previous question, in the past 12 months have you ever made a plan for committing suicide?

The graph shows the following results: 
No: Selected by approximately 85 participants. 
Yes: Selected by approximately 30 participants. 
I prefer not to answer: Selected by approximately 10 participants.