Female students consistently reported higher distress while male students reported higher resilience, a pattern observed across multiple countries¶
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q2 i? Female students consistently reported higher depression, anxiety, and perceived stress; male students reported higher resilience, across nine named countries. → Zhandire 2026
Evidence¶
Zhandire 2026¶
Zhandire, T. T., Bakare-Fatungase, O. D., & Mkhize, N. (2026). Mental health, resilience, and academic outcomes among university students: a global scoping review with particular attention to African and Global South contexts. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05242-6
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The review's thematic synthesis (RQ3) reports this gender pattern as observed across the nine named countries; the article prints no effect sizes for it.
"Female students consistently reported higher depression, anxiety, and perceived stress; male students reported higher resilience. This pattern was observed across Spain, Norway, Indonesia, India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Egypt, and the Philippines."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
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