Data Sheet 1_Psychological strain and support navigation in perceived academic-climate contexts: person-centered evidence for undergraduate wellbeing support.zip

Introduction<p>Student wellbeing in higher education depends partly on whether academic and support environments make help visible, legitimate, and usable.</p>Methods<p>Using anonymous cross-sectional survey data from 14,628 undergraduates at one university in China, we examined recurring patterns across seven non-clinical psychological-strain and support-navigation indicators. A three-class latent class analysis identified response patterns, and uncertainty-adjusted contextual modeling compared adjusted Broad-profile probabilities across year-of-study and perceived academic-climate contexts.</p>Results<p>The selected solution distinguished Low-strain adaptive, Meaning-social strain, and Broad support-navigation strain profiles.

Broad-profile probability increased from strong to weak perceived academic-climate contexts in every year group. The highest point estimate was for Grade 3 + weak (0.434; 95% CI, 0.370-0.498), but the Grade 3 + weak vs. Grade 2 + weak contrast included zero (difference, 0.067; 95% CI, -0.014 to 0.147), and the year-by-climate interaction was not significant (chi-squared = 5.28, df = 6, p = 0.508).</p>Discussion<p>The main finding is therefore a cross-sectional perceived academic-climate gradient rather than a distinct year-specific peak.