An Examination of Mental Health, Perceived Barriers, and Outreach Recommendations amongRural College Students

Reid, Kristin; Armstrong, Nancy; Todd, Dana M.; Ballard, Lisa; Szczepaniak, C.; Tinsley, Cynthia

doi:10.1080/19325037.2021.1877220

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“…In spring 2020, just prior to recognition of the developing global COVID19 pandemic and ensuing societal changes, a survey was completed at a university in the southeastern United States (Reid et al, 2021). The purpose of the survey was to query students about their perceptions of their own mental health and, more broadly, the perceived mental health concerns on campus, as well as the availability of campus resources for mental health needs.…”

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“…The students participating in the survey were asked to choose from a diverse list of topics related to emotional and mental health areas in which they would like to receive more information (Reid et al, 2021). The top five topics included: managing stress; coping strategies for mental and emotional health; balance work, life, and school; understanding depression, stress, and anxiety; and balancing finances.…”

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Exploring the Use of Student-Developed Outreach Videos to Provide Mental Health Wellness Education-A Pilot Project

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2021

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BACKGROUND: Mental health and wellness outreach has been an area of concern at colleges and universities in the United States and a variety of electronic methods have been used to successfully promote health and wellness. This pilot project was in response to a previous descriptive study examining mental health issues on campus. AIMS: The primary aim of this project was to determine if implementing a peer-led outreach program in the form of bi-weekly, short-form educational videos would increase knowledge of mental health and wellness in students developing the videos. The secondary aim was to provide students an alternate clinical assignment that improved presentation development and group dynamics. METHODS: Nursing students enrolled in a psychiatric nursing course collaborated in small groups to create bi-weekly videos on topics related to mental health and wellness. RESULTS: The peer-led outreach intervention demonstrated positive outcomes, such as increased understanding of the common mental health issues facing college students and awareness of campus, as well as outside resources to assist with mental health and wellness. CONCLUSION: This project may increase the body of knowledge related to the importance of campus outreach, peer support, and general awareness of mental wellness and resources during pandemic restraints. Utilizing condensed, peer-led educational outreach via video format has the potential to aid in the educational development of psychiatric nursing students.

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Exploring the Use of Student-Developed Outreach Videos to Provide Mental Health Wellness Education-A Pilot Project

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“…These stressors, collectively, can result in decreased well-being, negative physical and mental health outcomes, and burnout 7,8. Faculty are obligated to promote students' academic success and facilitate a smooth transition from student to practicing nurse, but these negative impacts may prevent this from occurring, especially among students on smaller, rural campuses with potentially limited resources and disparities 9,10…”

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“…7,8 Faculty are obligated to promote students' academic success and facilitate a smooth transition from student to practicing nurse, but these negative impacts may prevent this from occurring, especially among students on smaller, rural campuses with potentially limited resources and disparities. 9,10 Resilience has been identified as a consistent, positive attribute to nursing students' adaption to stress and subsequent academic performance. 11 Higher levels of resilience among undergraduate nursing students (N = 243) were significantly associated with better academic outcomes.…”

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Stress, Sleep, and Resilience Among Rural BSN Students in a New Nursing Program

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Background: Nursing students experience stress that may impact their sleep and resilience, especially those attending rural campuses that may have potentially limited access to resources. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among perceived stress, sleep quality, resilience, and demographics and predictors of resilience among senior BSN students. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, perceived stress, sleep quality, resilience, and demographic data were collected from a senior student cohort attending a new baccalaureate nursing program on a rural Appalachian campus (N = 16). Data were analyzed using descriptive, bivariate, and multiple regression analyses. Results: Perceived stress significantly associated with sleep quality, resilience, and gender. Perceived stress, sleep quality, and gender significantly explained 61% of the variance in resilience, with perceived stress as the strongest predictor. Conclusions: Early collaborative assessment and intervention focused on mitigating stress may promote improved sleep and resilience. Availability of resources for students attending small rural campuses is essential.

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“…Examples include greater difficulty paying for college and a potential cultural mismatch with the individualistic middle-class norms characterizing most colleges and universities (Stephens et al, 2012). First-generation college students are more likely to come from racially/ethnically minoritized (especially Hispanic/Latinx) and immigrant backgrounds (Saenz et al, 2007) and from rural areas (Reid et al, 2021). Diverse first-generation students are also subject to a range of experiences of discrimination and microaggression on college campuses, from faculty and others (Elder et al, 2018).…”

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Novel Perspectives on Adversity Exposure, Stress Responding, and Academic Retention Among First- and Continuing-Generation Students

2022

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First-generation college students are less likely to complete their degrees than continuing-generation students, in part due to experiences of educational and socioeconomic adversity. Accounting for adversity and its downstream implications is likely to suggest new interventions that promote resilience and retention of these students. We propose a novel model in which the influence of adversity on long term academic outcomes acts through indicators of stress responding, then through academic avoidance behaviors. The strength of this pathway depends upon both a cognitive processing characteristic that affects stress responding—trait rumination—and levels of enacted family support during college. This perspective suggests specific targets for intervention that include decreasing levels of rumination, increasing levels of family support, and decreasing academic avoidance behaviors for all students, but might be particularly relevant to first-generation students.

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An Examination of Mental Health, Perceived Barriers, and Outreach Recommendations amongRural College Students

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

Exploring the Use of Student-Developed Outreach Videos to Provide Mental Health Wellness Education-A Pilot Project

Exploring the Use of Student-Developed Outreach Videos to Provide Mental Health Wellness Education-A Pilot Project

Stress, Sleep, and Resilience Among Rural BSN Students in a New Nursing Program

Novel Perspectives on Adversity Exposure, Stress Responding, and Academic Retention Among First- and Continuing-Generation Students

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