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Heavy study investment in college students: Studyholism and Study Engagement prevalence

DOI: 10.26387/bpa.286.4
Heavy study investment in college

students: Studyholism and Study

Engagement prevalence

Yura Loscalzo
School of Psychology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence

yura.loscalzo@gmail.com

ᴥ ABSTRACT. Lo Studyholism è una nuova potenziale condizione clinica definita come un disturbo correlato
al disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo che può essere associato sia ad alti che a bassi livelli di Study Engagement.
Questo studio ha l’obiettivo di valutare la prevalenza di Studyholism, Study Engagement e quattro tipi di studente
(Disengaged Studyholic, Engaged Studyholic, Engaged student, Detached student) in un campione ampio ed
eterogeneo di studenti universitari italiani. Inoltre, ha l’obiettivo di determinare se ci sono differenze tra i tipi di
studente per quanto riguarda il genere, l’area di studio e l’età. I partecipanti (n = 5159) frequentavano diversi anni
di corso e diversi corsi di studio in varie città italiane. Sono stati utilizzati test di Pearson del chi-quadro e ANOVA.
Lo Studyholism è diffuso (15.4%) e gli Engaged Studyholic (3.2%) sono il tipo di studente con maggior prevalenza.
Il tipo meno diffuso è l’Engaged student (1.6%). Inoltre, ci sono più femmine tra i Detached student e gli Engaged
Studyholic. Data la sua prevalenza, studi futuri dovrebbero analizzare ulteriormente lo Studyholism in bambini, pre-
adolescenti, e adolescenti, così come in altri paesi.

ᴥ SUMMARY. Studyholism is a new potential clinical condition defined as an obsessive-compulsive related disorder, which
might be associated with either high or low levels of Study Engagement. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of
Studyholism, Study Engagement, and four types of student (i.e., Disengaged Studyholics, Engaged Studyholics, Engaged
students, Detached students) on a wide and heterogeneous sample of Italian college students. Moreover, it aims to discern
if there are any differences between types of student concerning gender, academic major, and age. The participants (n =
5159) were in different years and studied different academic majors in various Italian cities. Pearson’s chi-squared tests
and an ANOVA have been performed. Studyholism is widespread (15.4%) and Engaged Studyholics (3.2%) are the most
prevalent type of student. The least prevalent type is the Engaged student (1.6%). Moreover, there are more females
in the Detached student and the Engaged Studyholic types. Given its prevalence, future studies should further analyze
Studyholism in children, pre-adolescents, and adolescents, as well as in other countries.

Keywords: OCD, Workaholism, Study addiction

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