Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2026

DOI

10.47679/jopp.8113232026

Publication Title

Journal of Psychological Perspective

Volume

8

Issue

1

Pages

1-12

Abstract

Substance use among college students is often seen as a coping mechanism for some students who are prone to extreme stress, depression, or anxiety. Multiple forms of stress become the leading factors that push students toward substance use. This study tests the effects of college stressors, depression, and anxiety on substance use among college students. The results are based on the data that were collected using a 101-item questionnaire administered to 302 college students at a public university in the Midwest U.S.A. Using Logistic Regression as the primary data analysis technique, the findings of this study show that social stressors and time management stressors are the most significant predictors of substance use among college students. On the other hand, students scored very low on both depression and anxiety scales. These findings suggest that, in this context, depression and anxiety are not strong predictors of substance use among college students.

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Copyright © 2026 Avdi Avdija, Arif Akgul.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License.

Data Availability

Article states: "The data and materials for this study are not available online. However, they can be obtained from the corresponding author upon request."

ORCID

0000-0001-7397-9000 (Akgul)

Original Publication Citation

Avdija, A., & Akgul, A. (2026). Effects of differential stress and mental health on substance use among college students. Journal of Psychological Perspective, 8(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.47679/jopp.8113232026

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