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Universities should prioritize access to resources for healthy coping to help students manage anxiety and improve sleep quality as the pandemic continues.
Extreme sport participation and injury rates have increased in recent decades. This study aimed to investigate sub-dimensions of impulsivity and sensation seeking that contribute to participation and injury risk in extreme sports.
Data included cross-sectional survey responses from 7,109 college students (
= 19.68,
= 2.31).
This study utilized path analysis to investigate sub-dimensions of sensation seeking and impulsivity as predictors of extreme sport participation and injury across 3 models.
Results of the final model identify risk seeking and lack of perseverance as the two strongest predictors of extreme sports injury, risk seeking, experience seeking, and lack of premeditation as the strongest positive predictors of extreme sports participation, and lack of perseverance as the strongest negative predictor of extreme sports participation.
These results will contribute to targeted prevention and intervention efforts for extreme sports injury among young adults based on identified individual personality factors.
These results will contribute to targeted prevention and intervention efforts for extreme sports injury among young adults based on identified individual personality factors.
Examine the direct and indirect effects of perceived discrimination, mentoring support, and academic self-concept on college student mental health.
Three hundred fifteen undergraduates of minorized gender (72%), ethnic (57%), and sexual (37%) identities.
An online survey assessed perceived discrimination, mentoring support, academic self-concept, and mental health.
Perceived discrimination was associated with mentoring support (
=-0.11,
=.019), academic self-concept (
=-0.13,
<.001), and mental health (
=-0.15,
<.001). Additionally, mentoring support (
= 0.29,
<.001) and academic self-concept (
= 0.53,
<.001) were associated with mental health, and each other (
= 0.25,
<.001). Significant indirect effects were observed such that mentoring support and academic self-concept, individually and collectively, contributed to the association between perceived discrimination and mental health.
Addressing discrimination, creating supportive relationships, and facilitating academic growth may reduce mental health concerns in undergraduate populations, thereby having implications for college transition and retention strategies.
Addressing discrimination, creating supportive relationships, and facilitating academic growth may reduce mental health concerns in undergraduate populations, thereby having implications for college transition and retention strategies.
The current paper presents a comparison of university policies and health and academic accommodations offered to undergraduate students following sexual assault (SA) and sports-related concussions (SRC). Procedures and protocols for universities to consider adapting from their SRC policies to their SA policies are detailed.
The SRC and SA policies at the 50 United States public flagship universities were analyzed.
The research team coded for a number of policy details including health referrals, academic and financial accommodations, and requirements for follow-up with university personnel.
Compared to SA polices, SRC policies at the public flagship universities offer more comprehensive academic accommodations and physical and mental health resources.
Comprehensive policies for student SA survivors, like those available for students who suffer SRCs, would improve student health and academic outcomes and increase SA survivors' likelihood of graduating college, thereby reducing individual and societag college, thereby reducing individual and societal human capital loses.
The present study developed a measure assessing the emotional responses, "Displacement Imposition," of cigarette and e-cigarette users on a college campus with a smoking/vaping ban. It also examined the relationship between
and readiness to quit smoking/vaping, and how this relationship differed between cigarette and e-cigarette users.
Participants (N = 297) were from a large, Midwestern university.
Participants completed online questionnaires assessing demographics, cigarette and e-cigarette use,
, and readiness to quit.
All six
items loaded onto a single factor. A significant interaction emerged between
and product use in predicting readiness to quit. At high levels of
, cigarette users were less ready to quit than e-cigarette users.
Findings suggest restrictions imposed on cigarette and e-cigarette users were associated with reduced readiness to quit. Findings inform tobacco control policies as tobacco denormalization may increase the burden placed on tobacco users.
Findings suggest restrictions imposed on cigarette and e-cigarette users were associated with reduced readiness to quit. Findings inform tobacco control policies as tobacco denormalization may increase the burden placed on tobacco users.
To investigate the prevalence and features of protracted COVID-19 symptoms in non-hospitalized university students who experienced mild-to-moderate acute illness.
COVID-19 positive participants with symptoms ≥ 28 days (N = 22), herein referred to as post-COVID syndrome, were compared to those who fully recovered (N = 21) and those never diagnosed with the disease (N = 58).
Students completed online study to earn research credit for class.
51% of COVID-19 positive participants were classified with post-COVID syndrome. During acute illness, those with post-COVID syndrome experienced more chest pain, fatigue, fever, olfactory impairment, headaches, and diarrhea compared to fully recovered participants. They also reported more current exercise intolerance, dyspnea, chest pain, olfactory impairment, lymphadenopathy, gustatory impairment, and appetite loss than students who never contracted COVID-19.
Our results contradict the perception that this yet to be defined post-COVID syndrome predominantly affects middle-aged adults. Student health centers should closely monitor those who contract COVID-19 for lingering effects.
Our results contradict the perception that this yet to be defined post-COVID syndrome predominantly affects middle-aged adults. Student health centers should closely monitor those who contract COVID-19 for lingering effects.
Changes in surroundings and social relationships may heighten feelings of loneliness, suggesting the need to measure as a state. This study tested whether loneliness fluctuates within and across days and the resultant associations with psychological distress. Further it tested familism as a moderator as endorsing this cultural value may buffer the negative effects of state loneliness.
Participants (
= 220) were Latinx undergraduate students.
Students reported their loneliness levels and psychological distress twice a day for two weeks using an ecological momentary assessment approach.
Results showed that experiencing a higher than usual level of loneliness predicted greater sadness, stress, and anxiety at both the moment-to-moment and day-to-day level. Familism, measured at baseline, only moderated the relationship between loneliness and sadness.
The findings suggest being in a lonely moment may lead to the initiation or amplification of psychological distress immediately and the effects may linger over the day.Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https//doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1927051.
The findings suggest being in a lonely moment may lead to the initiation or amplification of psychological distress immediately and the effects may linger over the day.Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https//doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1927051.
Mental health first aid (MHFA) may have beneficial effects on the public's knowledge, attitude, and behavior; however, its effectiveness in increasing mental health literacy on college students remains unknown.
We systematically searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to January 2020. We included trials that compared the effect between the MHFA program group and control group on the knowledge, stigmatizing attitudes, confidence, and intention of college students. A random-effects model was used.
We analyzed five trials involving 1134 participants and found that the MHFA program could significantly increase the student's knowledge (SMD 0.49, 95% CI [0.28-0.70]) and confidence (SMD 0.71, 95% CI 0.24-1.19).
Overall, the MHFA program could increase college students' knowledge regarding mental health and confidence to support people with mental health problems. However, well-designed control trials are required to investigate the program's effect on mental health literacy in college students.
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MHFA, Mental health first aid; GPs, General Practioners; CI, confidence interval; SMD, standardized mean24difference.Objective To describe extracurricular activity participation and explore its relationship with college students' health. Participants 159 college students majoring in dental hygiene or occupational therapy. Methods Data were collected prospectively at baseline, one- and two-year follow-ups. Self-reported participation in extracurricular activities over the past six months was grouped into eight categories Fitness, Sports, Creative arts, Leisure, Social, Work, Caregiving, and Animal care. Physical and mental health were measured using SF-36, a valid tool measuring general health. Results Participation in fitness, sports, creative arts, and work significantly decreased at one-year and two-year follow-ups (p less then 0.01). Tanzisertib Work/volunteer activity participation was associated with poorer physical health (β = -1.4, 95% CI (-2.2, -0.5), p less then 0.01), but a change from nonparticipation to some participation in work/volunteer activity was associated with better mental health (β = 2.6, 95% CI (0.3, 4.9), p = 0.04). Conclusions Educators should consider the potential impact of maintaining extracurricular activities on college students' health when designing academic courses.
To determine the association between screen time and physical activity with quality of life among Chilean university students.
Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted on 726 first-year university students who replied three questionnaires Youth Risk Behavior Survey, WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
There were differences in overall quality of life (
< .001) and level of satisfaction in health (
< .01) according to screen exposure time. These results follow a linear trend for all the quality of life domains (
< .01), and they indicate that there is an inverse association between screen time and quality of life.
There is an inverse association between screen time and quality of life in university students. Students with a longer screen exposure time showed a lower quality of life, specifically in the domains of social relationships and psychological health, regardless of sex, physical activity, or socioeconomic level.
There is an inverse association between screen time and quality of life in university students.
