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Exploring Graduate Student Mental Health And Service Utilization By Gender, Race, And Year In School, Mikhila N. Wildey, Meghan E. Fox, Kelly A. Machnik, Deborah Ronk Nov 2022

Exploring Graduate Student Mental Health And Service Utilization By Gender, Race, And Year In School, Mikhila N. Wildey, Meghan E. Fox, Kelly A. Machnik, Deborah Ronk

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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 2021 assessing their mental health, services utilization, and perception of services.

Results: Women (vs men) and participants in their second year and beyond (vs first year) reported greater mental health problems, negative impact of the pandemic, and more services utilization. White (vs non-White) participants reported greater negative impact of the pandemic, greater services utilization, …


Student Intentions To Engage Instructors In Mental Health-Related Conversations: An Application Of The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Allie White, Hannah Ball, Sara Labelle Apr 2022

Student Intentions To Engage Instructors In Mental Health-Related Conversations: An Application Of The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Allie White, Hannah Ball, Sara Labelle

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

Objective

Considering that college students experience mental health issues and college counseling centers are overwhelmed, this study identifies instructors as a potential mental health resource for students. This study utilizes the theory of planned behavior to investigate the relationship between students’ attitudes, injunctive and descriptive norms, perceived behavioral control, and their intentions to engage their instructors in mental health conversations.

Participants

Participants were 311 undergraduate students at a small, private university in Southern California.

Methods

Participants were recruited through a Communication subject pool and completed an online survey about engaging instructors in these conversations.

Results

Results of a regression analysis …


Covid-19_Umaine News_Pandemic Mental Health Impacts On Adolescents Quantified In New Umaine Study, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Mar 2022

Covid-19_Umaine News_Pandemic Mental Health Impacts On Adolescents Quantified In New Umaine Study, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding a University of Maine study that COVID-19 has led to an increase in mental health issues like depression and self-destructive behavior.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Bdn, Wcax Report On Uvm, Umaine Study Concluding That Mainers’ Health Worsened During Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jan 2022

Covid-19_Umaine News_Bdn, Wcax Report On Uvm, Umaine Study Concluding That Mainers’ Health Worsened During Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Bangor Daily News and WCAX (Channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont) reporting on a University of Vermont-led study involving University of Maine researchers that found that the mental and physical health among people in Maine and Vermont worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. “