Tracas quotidiens des étudiants de première année de grandes écoles : liens avec la santé mentale perçue et la qualité de vie.

Keeping in mind that gaining access to the first year of French "grandes écoles" is a potential stressful situation, we have studied the daily hassles during the first six months of adaptation to "grandes écoles" life. The results show that the most frequent and most intense hassles are related to success in their studies (exams), time management (lack of time to do what they want to do), interpersonal relationships (separation from a loved one) and health (sleep and wake-up). In addition, the higher the levels of students' hassles, the higher their emotional distress and the lower their quality of life. These results are discussed with reference to the literature on the subject. Objective This study aims to identify the daily hassles of students enrolled in the first year of the prestigious French "grandes écoles" and to assess the relationship between these hassles and their perceived mental health and quality of life. Design Data were collected from 169 first-year students in these schools during the first semester of studies. Main outcome measures Daily hassles were evaluated using a specific scale for students. Mental health and quality of life were evaluated by using the GHQ-12 and the WHOQOL-26. Results The results show that the most frequent and most intense hassles are related to success in their studies (exams), time management (lack of time to do what they want to do), interpersonal relationships (separation from a loved one) and health (sleep and wake-up). In addition, the higher the levels of students' hassles, the higher their emotional distress and the lower their quality of life. These results are discussed with reference to the literature on the subject. Conclusion These results suggest that daily hassles were associated with a specific period of life and had a significant effect on the students' mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]