There is a growing body of international research examining psychological distress in law
students. Generally, the studies have tended to be either very narrow, focussing on a single
law school, or very broad, targeting all law students regardless of their institutional affiliation.
This study adds to the existing literature by examining the levels of psychological distress of
law students at two quite different law schools in Australia. An online survey was used to
assess self-reported emotional well-being, university appraisal, university belongingness …