A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Models for Stress Detection in Academic Social Media Posts

This study evaluates machine learning approaches for stress detection in academic social media text using the Dreaddit dataset. Five classifiers were assessed across multiple feature configurations. A weighted ensemble with VADER sentiment features achieved 77.90% accuracy and 79.48% F1-Score on 715 test posts.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-03-16
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19042726
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Mental Health via Writing
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A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Models for Stress Detection in Academic Social Media Posts

Imama Tufail
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Mental Health via Writing
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A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Models for Stress Detection in Academic Social Media Posts

Imama Tufail
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This study evaluates machine learning approaches for stress detection in academic social media text using the Dreaddit dataset. Five classifiers were assessed across multiple feature configurations. A weighted ensemble with VADER sentiment features achieved 77.90% accuracy and 79.48% F1-Score on 715 test posts.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Bahria University (PK)
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 28%
Mental Health via Writing
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