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Exploring Graduate Student Mental Health and Service Utilization by Gender, Race, and Year in School
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Direct linkMikhila N. Wildey; Meghan E. Fox; Kelly A. Machnik; Deborah Ronk – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The current study explored differences in mental health problems, services utilization, and support of graduate students by gender, race/ethnicity, and year in school. Participants: Participants consisted of 734 graduate students from a large, Midwestern university. Methods: Graduate students answered a series of questionnaires in fall…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mental Health, Health Services, Access to Health Care
Odom, Austin; Becker, Craig; Bian, Hui; Martin, Ryan; Sewell, Kerry – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Shorter validated health assessment tools are needed. The validated 25-item Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale (SWPS) measures health status through assessment of engagement in multidimensional health behaviors. Purpose: To do an initial assessment of the Short Form Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale (SWPS-SF). Methods: A…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), College Students, Well Being, Correlation
Tavakoly Sany, Seyedeh Belin; Aman, Najmeh; Jangi, Fatemeh; Lael-Monfared, Elaheh; Tehrani, Hadi; Jafari, Alireza – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This study aims to examine the association of quality of life (QOL) with life satisfaction, subjective norms, general health, optimism, and attitude among university students. Participants: Respondents include 632 university students (M[subscript age] = 21.36, SD = 2.86). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction
Mauricio Blanco-Molina; Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis; José M. Tomas – Educational Gerontology, 2025
The aim of this research is to compare a series of subjective indicators of healthy aging. We analyzed two samples of people 60 years or older enrolled in university courses in two public universities, the National University (Costa Rica, N = 206) and the University of Valencia (Spain, N = 857). The subjective indicators of successful aging…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, College Students, Foreign Countries
Kaixin Liang; Kelly Ka Lai Lam; Liuyue Huang; Xiuyun Lin; Zhiyong Wang; Honghai Liu; Peilian Chi – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Parenting stress experienced by parents of autistic children is well-documented. Recent evidence suggests that self-compassion may be a protective factor against parenting stress. However, it's not clear how self-compassion contributes to better parenting outcomes. This study examined the associations among self-compassion, mental health…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Parents, Child Rearing, Children
Download full textThomas Falkenberg; Rebeca Heringer; Bhanu Pilli – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2024
Over the last fifteen years, student well-being has become of greater concern in school education in Canada and beyond. However, there is very little data available on how well Canadian students are. The study that will be reported on in this paper provides such data, specifically the province of Manitoba. Using the Satisfaction with Life Scale,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Life Satisfaction, Well Being
Hyeon Jean Yoo; David T. Marshall – Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to understand the role of seeking social support in the relationship between perceived helplessness, self-efficacy and satisfaction among graduate students during the pandemic, drawing upon the transactional model of stress and coping. Graduate students are composed of nontraditional students who are considered…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Helplessness, Self Efficacy, Social Support Groups
Becker, Craig; Chapin, Martha H. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2021
Students with disabilities comprise a significant portion of college students and helping more students with disabilities succeed would be beneficial. Currently, colleges have successfully offered assistance to these students, and it has enhanced their ability to both attend and succeed in college. However, students with disabilities are less…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Performance Factors, Correlation
Michele W. Marenus; Kathryn Friedman; Julia Sanowski; Andy Murray; Haley Ottensoser; Ana Cahuas; Varun Kumaravel; Weiyun Chen – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of mental health, subjective well-being, and the impact of COVID-19 on quality of life with PA intensity among college students. Participants: The sample included 1262 college students from a large Midwestern research university (mean age = 21.5 ± 3.6 years). Methods:…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Well Being, COVID-19, Pandemics
Ami G. Deshpande; Jill R. Johnson; Aurora M. Casta; Marilia S. Marien; Marian Reiff – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To evaluate an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program's impact on university students' mental health. Participants: Undergraduate and graduate students. Methods: Ninety participants completed pre-, mid-, and post-program surveys. Mindfulness, Satisfaction with Life, Psychological Distress, and Perceived Stress…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Stress Management, Mental Health, Program Evaluation
Will Futch; Nakia S. Gordon; Alyson C. Gerdes – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To increase our knowledge related to student wellness programs, the current studies examined interest in wellness and wellness programs among university students and piloted a newly developed wellness program targeting students in higher education. Participants/Methods: In Study 1, 93 undergraduate students answered questions related to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Wellness, Student Interests, Mental Health
Rhein, Douglas; Nanni, Alexander – SAGE Open, 2022
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warned of the increasing rate of mental well-being issues among university students. The pandemic impacted the university-age populations, which studies have found to be particularly at risk for COVID-related stress, anxiety, and depression. There is cause for concern, particularly in countries such as…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
Um, Byeolbee; Bardhoshi, Gerta – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2023
This study examined psychometric properties of scores on the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) with a nonclinical sample of senior games athletes (N = 383). Information on the internal reliability, item-scale correlations, structural validity, and concurrent validity of the DASS-21 scores is provided to test its applicability to senior…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Stress Variables
Seth J. Schwartz; Beyhan Ertanir; Audrey Harkness; Byron L. Zamboanga; Melissa L. Bessaha; John B. Bartholomew; Alan Meca; Minas Michikyan; Maria Duque; Pablo Montero-Zamora; Claudia López-Madrigal; Linda G. Castillo; Miguel Ángel Cano; Kaveri Subrahmanyam; Brandy Piña-Watson; Pamela Regan; Lindsay S. Ham; Marissa K. Hanson; Charles R. Martinez Jr. – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined the role of personal identity vis-à-vis COVID-related outcomes among college students from seven U.S. campuses during spring/summer 2021. Participants: The present sample consisted of 1,688 students (74.5% female, age range 18-29). The sample was ethnically diverse, and 57.3% were first-generation students. Procedures:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Self Concept
Marguerite Beattie; Noona Kiuru; Katariina Salmela-Aro – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2025
While loneliness for short periods of time is normal, prolonged loneliness has severe health risks. This study aims to discover what loneliness trajectories can be found in a cohort of adolescents, how belongingness to different groups may be associated with these trajectories, and the mental, physical, and academic consequences of these…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Sense of Belonging, Interpersonal Relationship
