Freshmen anxiety and COVID-19: Practical implications from an online intervention for supporting students affected by health inequities
Autor: | James J. Clark, Karen Oehme, Lyndi Bradley, Laura M. Arpan, Ann Perko, Elizabeth C. Ray |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Intervention (counseling) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Online intervention Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine Anxiety medicine.symptom Psychology Practical implications Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of American College Health. :1-10 |
ISSN: | 1940-3208 0744-8481 |
Popis: | This study explored how college freshmen, particularly those affected by health inequities, are affected by COVID-19 and whether they would use a university-created online wellness intervention for help.Nine-hundred and eighty-nine freshmen at a large southeastern university.Students responded to an online survey regarding their anxiety, worry, number of life disruptions, perceived resilience and their use of the online intervention during the pandemic (June to mid-September 2020).During COVID-19, Latinx, Black, women and non-heterosexual students reported significantly greater worry, daily life disruptions than their non-Latinx, white, male and heterosexual counterparts. Women and non-heterosexual students also reported greater anxiety and less resilience. Additionally, Latinx students reported using the university's online intervention for help during COVID-19 more than others. Overall, freshmen, especially Black and women students, reported the online intervention would help them with struggles.Universities should identify unique worries faced by students during a health crisis and provide institutional support. Practical implications are discussed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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