Exploring the relationship between mental health-related problems and undergraduate student dropout: A case study within a civil engineering program

Dropout has always been a concerning issue within higher education. This research explores the relationship between mental health-related problems and undergraduate students’ dropout rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic and within a civil engineering program. The study is quantitative descriptive, with...

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Published in:	Heliyon Vol. 8; no. 5; p. e09504
Main Authors:	Del Savio, A.A., Galantini, K., Pachas, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2022 Elsevier
Subjects:	COVID-19 Dropout rates Mental health Undergraduate dropout COVID-19 Undergraduate dropout Dropout rates Mental health
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Summary:	Dropout has always been a concerning issue within higher education. This research explores the relationship between mental health-related problems and undergraduate students’ dropout rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic and within a civil engineering program. The study is quantitative descriptive, with a non-experimental and longitudinal design. Results show that the dropout rates of civil engineering students from a private university have increased, comparing before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to mental health-related problems. Three strong tendencies within these rates have been detected, directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was concluded that undergraduate students’ mental health had been undermined due to the pandemics, which has had an immediate impact on the increase of dropout rates. Undergraduate dropout, Dropout rates, Mental health, COVID-19.
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ISSN:	2405-8440 2405-8440
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09504