Undergraduate students survey their peers on mental health: Perspectives and strategies for improving college counseling center outreach

Gibbons, Sydney; Trette-McLean, Taylor; Crandall, AliceAnn; Bingham, Jennie L.; Garn, Cheryl; Cox, Jon

doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1499652

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“…In their study, Seemiller and colleagues define fear of failure to include students not living up to their own expectations, disappointing others, having low self-worth, and not making a difference ( 12 ). Another study of 822 undergraduate and graduate students found managing heavy academic load as the top stressor ( 13 ). A noteworthy finding from the Gibbons 2019 study was that participants who were female, non-White or first-generation reported higher stress levels related to academic workload than those that were married, White, or had family members that attended college ( 13 ).…”

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“…Another study of 822 undergraduate and graduate students found managing heavy academic load as the top stressor ( 13 ). A noteworthy finding from the Gibbons 2019 study was that participants who were female, non-White or first-generation reported higher stress levels related to academic workload than those that were married, White, or had family members that attended college ( 13 ). This is reflected in anecdotal observations from students and staff participants in this study related to the unique combination of parental pressure and lower confidence with pursuing academic opportunities among some immigrant students.…”

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“…In this study, our sample focused on those who have declared a Public Health major and explored supports of interest to them. One desired support was help with time management, a topic of interest mirrored in the broader literature on undergraduate students ( 13 ). An additional support raised by some participants was increased peer support through a cohort-based experience, particularly at the start of the college experience.…”

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Addressing Workforce Disparities by Improving the Academic Resilience and Professionalism of Health Science Students Through Structured and Targeted Supports

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2021

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Background: The undergraduate program in Public Health of Saint Catherine University is the second most popular major of the institution, drawing students from diverse racial, economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds. This has presented significant opportunities and challenges with regard to providing students and faculty with the needed academic and professional development to ensure graduates embody the skills needed for Public Health workforce of today. The objective of this study was to identify potential structured institutional supports to graduate Public Health professionals from diverse communities to advance health equity. A secondary objective was to determine whether the needed supports for Public Health students might differ from peers in other health programs, specifically Nursing.Methods: Using a mixed methods approach and a convenience sample, data were gathered from Public Health students, nursing students, faculty, and staff from November 2019 through July 2020. The survey assessed stress, grit, and demographic factors. Focus group topics included: academic resilience and professionalism, supports and gaps in the current institutional structure with respect to mitigating student stressors, and opportunities for programmatic solutions.Results: In total, 53 Public Health and 32 in Nursing students completed the survey. Nursing students tended to be farther along in their undergraduate careers, less likely to have failed a class, and more likely to have recently been laid off from a job. Public Health students reported more support from parents, but less support from friends and classmates than their Nursing peers. Most Nursing and Public Health students reported unmanaged stress, and similar average grit scores (3.51 vs. 3.41, p = 0.43), respectively. In focus groups, students described a series of stressors including working full time while attending school, family expectations, difficulty with time management, and learning how to acclimate to college norms. University staff and faculty identified financial pressures as a primary student stressor in addition to complex lives including managing family crises.Conclusions: Study findings are being used to identify or adapt professional development supports in undergraduate Public Health programs. Through supporting a diverse undergraduate student population in Public Health, a future workforce from communities most impacted by health disparities will emerge.

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Mason

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“…Campus staff are often the initial contacts for obtaining resources either through accommodations or other types of resources on campus, such as student health and wellness centers. College students want more information about school/work/life balance and stress management (Gibbons et al, 2019), and may turn to campus staff in order to obtain this information. Some unique college programs have involved faculty and staff in sharing stories about their experiences as first-generation college students (King, Griffith, & Murphy, 2017).…”

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Experience Disclosing Mental Health Conditions Among College Students from Different Ethnic Backgrounds

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Nguyen

Woodhead

2019

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Aim: The current study compared disclosure of mental health problems to staff, faculty, and peers among college students from different ethnic backgrounds. Background: Although there are differences in mental health stigma between college students from different ethnic backgrounds, there is limited research on whether these differences are associated with negative experiences disclosing mental health conditions on campus. Methods: The sample (N = 66) was 71% female; average age was 19.03 years (SD = 1.14). Participants identified as Latino/a (35.4%), Asian American (33.8%), Caucasian (13.8%), or other/mixed ethnicity (16.9%). Results: For disclosure to staff, there was a main effect of ethnicity. Post-hoc analyses found that Latino/a students were significantly more comfortable disclosing mental health problems to staff than Asian American students. There were no significant effects for disclosure to faculty or peers. Conclusions: This preliminary study suggests that universities must optimize outreach and mental health services for different ethnic groups to improve campus experience around mental health conditions.

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“…Many strategies of management and plan for undergraduates' mental health have been proposed. In [ 11 ], the authors studied to examine student perspectives about college mental health including the primary mental health issues affecting students, common college student stressors, student awareness of campus mental health resources, and mental health topics students wanted more information about. Little research existed into the trends associated with on-campus service utilization for mental health concerns of college students.…”

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Management and Plan of Undergraduates’ Mental Health Based on Keyword Extraction

Zhang

2021

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Mental health issues are alarmingly on the rise among undergraduates, which have gradually become the focus of social attention. With the emergence of some abnormal events such as more and more undergraduates’ suspension, and even suicide due to mental health issues, the social attention to undergraduates’ mental health has reached a climax. According to the questionnaire of undergraduates’ mental health issues, this paper uses keyword extraction to analyze the management and plan of undergraduates’ mental health. Based on the classical TextRank algorithm, this paper proposes an improved TextRank algorithm based on upper approximation rough data-deduction. The experimental results show that the accurate rate, recall rate, and F1 of proposed algorithm have been significantly improved, and the experimental results also demonstrate that the proposed algorithm has good performance in running time and physical memory occupation.

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Undergraduate students survey their peers on mental health: Perspectives and strategies for improving college counseling center outreach

Cited by 75 publications

References 17 publications

Addressing Workforce Disparities by Improving the Academic Resilience and Professionalism of Health Science Students Through Structured and Targeted Supports

Addressing Workforce Disparities by Improving the Academic Resilience and Professionalism of Health Science Students Through Structured and Targeted Supports

Experience Disclosing Mental Health Conditions Among College Students from Different Ethnic Backgrounds

Management and Plan of Undergraduates’ Mental Health Based on Keyword Extraction

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