Multifactorial discrimination and student mental health. Implications for more inclusive higher education.

Autor/inn/en	Steiner, Lisa; Menz, Cordelia; Mandl, Sylvia
Titel	Multifactorial discrimination and student mental health. Implications for more inclusive higher education.
Quelle	In: Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung, 48 (2026) 1, S. 106-126Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0171-645X
DOI	10.25656/01:35008 10.58069/bzh.2026.1.82
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-350083
Schlagwörter	Soziale Integration; Psychische Gesundheit; Diskriminierung; Empirische Untersuchung; Quantitative Forschung; Umfrage; Hochschule; Inklusion; Student; Australien; Dänemark; Finnland; Georgien; Irland; Island; Kroatien; Malta; Niederlande; Polen; Tschechische Republik; Ungarn
Abstract	Higher education institutions should offer their students a safe, inclusive space that protects their mental health. Addressing this requires a holistic approach fostering a culture of belonging and psychological safety within academic communities. This research explores the association of multifactorial discrimination with student mental health and the potential of social integration to mitigate this effect in order to identify possible levers for higher education institutions. Logistic regression analysis indicates that discrimination is a significant predictor of mental health problems with social integration moderating this relationship. Additionally, an ANOVA reveals that students who experience discrimination rate psychological counselling services less positively than those without such experiences. This highlights the need to strengthen social integration of students at higher education institutions and psychological counselling especially for those facing discrimination. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2026/3