Table 9 Summary of relationships between mental health issues and performance in various contexts.

From: Mental health across contexts: a cross-dataset study covering medical students, quarantined individuals, and psychiatric disordered subjects

Context

Mental health indicators

Impact on performance

Key findings

Medical education

Depression, anxiety, exhaustion

Negative

Strong correlations between depression, anxiety, and exhaustion.

 

Academic efficacy

Negative

Higher anxiety, exhaustion, and cynicism are associated with lower academic efficacy.

COVID-19 quarantine

Coping struggles

Negative

Females reported higher coping struggles and stress.

 

Weight changes

Negative

Females experienced more significant weight changes.

 

Frustration

Weak Negative

Linked to mental health history and social weakness.

Psychiatric disorders

Trauma, stress disorders

Negative

Older individuals are more likely to experience trauma and stress-related disorders.

 

Educational attainment

Negative

Individuals with schizophrenia have lower levels of education compared to healthy controls.

 

IQ levels

Negative

Lower IQ levels are observed in individuals with schizophrenia and anxiety disorders, compared to higher IQs in healthy controls.