Pressure to Attend University Leading to Mental Health Issues, Says Study

University may not be all its cracked up to be compared to vocational education and training.

Students sit on the lawn near the Faculty of Law building at The University of Sydney, in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2013. AAP Image/Paul Miller

Overwhelming pressure to attend university as opposed to undertaking vocational career paths may lead to mental health issues for Australian students, according to a recently published research paper.

Six pedagogical academics at the University of Newcastle conducted a study in which they initially interviewed 692 high school students in New South Wales between 2012-2017 regarding their post-school aspirations.