Authors :
Ruth Annan-Brew; Daniel Asamoah
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7508752
Abstract :
Learners who are having trouble making ends
meet are more prone to struggle with psychological
disorders like depression and anxiety which may have a
severe influence on their academic performance and
potentially even their mental health. As a result,
university officials and educators, as well as businesses
operating in the job market, need to be concerned about
the plight of learners who are having trouble making
ends meet while they are enrolled in higher education.
There is a substantial correlation between being in a
tough financial situation and having an incidence of
depression as well as other mental health problems
connected to this. The intention of this survey was to
investigate the impact that monetary challenges have on
the mental health of adolescent learners attending a
tertiary institution in Ghana. Specific aspects of mental
health that were investigated included autonomy,
feelings of competence, subjective expansion, peaceful
coexistence with others, a purpose in life, and selfacceptance. The findings of this study will be used to
make the world a slightly better place. Therefore, using a
cross-sectional correlational design and a Spearman
correlation, a sample of 564 people were chosen at
random from a population of 3, 282. This included 164
people at level 100, 161 people at level 200, 145 people at
level 300, and 156 people at level 400. Per the outcome of
the research, a person's mental health may have an
effect on their level of financial difficulties, despite the
fact that females had less financial hardship than their
male counterparts. In light of this, the university
administration and the counselling centre may wish to
implement a number of academic and skills development
programmes on various aspects of finances, particularly
skills related to financial planning, in order to raise
learners' consciousness of the potential for monetary
strain.
Keywords :
Financial difficulty, Mental Health, Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, Purpose in life, Self-acceptance.
Learners who are having trouble making ends
meet are more prone to struggle with psychological
disorders like depression and anxiety which may have a
severe influence on their academic performance and
potentially even their mental health. As a result,
university officials and educators, as well as businesses
operating in the job market, need to be concerned about
the plight of learners who are having trouble making
ends meet while they are enrolled in higher education.
There is a substantial correlation between being in a
tough financial situation and having an incidence of
depression as well as other mental health problems
connected to this. The intention of this survey was to
investigate the impact that monetary challenges have on
the mental health of adolescent learners attending a
tertiary institution in Ghana. Specific aspects of mental
health that were investigated included autonomy,
feelings of competence, subjective expansion, peaceful
coexistence with others, a purpose in life, and selfacceptance. The findings of this study will be used to
make the world a slightly better place. Therefore, using a
cross-sectional correlational design and a Spearman
correlation, a sample of 564 people were chosen at
random from a population of 3, 282. This included 164
people at level 100, 161 people at level 200, 145 people at
level 300, and 156 people at level 400. Per the outcome of
the research, a person's mental health may have an
effect on their level of financial difficulties, despite the
fact that females had less financial hardship than their
male counterparts. In light of this, the university
administration and the counselling centre may wish to
implement a number of academic and skills development
programmes on various aspects of finances, particularly
skills related to financial planning, in order to raise
learners' consciousness of the potential for monetary
strain.
Keywords :
Financial difficulty, Mental Health, Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, Purpose in life, Self-acceptance.
