The Predictive Role of Student Well-being, Anhedonia and Brain Fog on Mental Health among Adolescent Students

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Page: 1801-1804

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17829230

Indhu Priya D. and R. Nithya (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)

Adolescence is a time period where adolescents experience physical, emotional and social changes. These make them vulnerable to mental health problems. There are multiple factors that affect mental health. One in seven adolescents experiences mental health conditions (WHO, 2021). The aim of the present study is to assess the influence of student well-being, anhedonia and brain fog on mental health of adolescent students. A total of 150 adolescent students took part in the study. Simple Random sampling has been employed. The research design employed is a predictive correlational research design. Standardized questionnaires like Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) (Keyes, 2011), Student Subjective Well-being Questionnaire (Renshaw et al., 2015), Anhedonia Scale for Adolescents (Watson, McCabe, & Harvey, 2021), and Brain Fog Scale (Debowska, 2024) were used to assess mental health, student well-being, anhedonia and brain fog respectively. Data were analysed using Multiple Linear Regression in SPSS 27. Results emphasized that student well-being emerged as the strongest positive predictor followed by brain fog and anhedonia. This highlights that enhancing student well-being while reducing anhedonia and brain fog may strengthen adolescents’ mental health.