“Caffeine and Its Impact with Physical and Status of Mental Health among University Students in the United Kingdom”
Shimaa Mohammed Hasnin Aboelnaga *
Deanship of Preparatory Year, University of Ha’il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This research study aims to analyze the impact of caffeine on the physical and mental health of university students within the United Kingdom. The research has made use of a mixed-methods methodology, involving both the qualitative and quantitative analysis methods, to collect and analyze secondary data to meet the objectives. The data for this study has been collected from case studies enunciated and highlighted in the previous research studies in this subject area and using that data, the analysis was conducted to analyze the impact of caffeine in the context of the target population. The results of the study suggest that impact is a function of the quantity of caffeine consumed by university students. This is to say that if the quantity suggested by the health experts has been consumed by students, then there is no potential negative health outcome. But if an increased quantity has been consumed, then, as per the findings of this study, several negative mental health statuses of students in the UK may be observed.
Keywords: Caffeine, mental status, diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM), american psychiatric association (APA).