College Extracurricular Involvement as a Suicide Prevention and Wellness Promotion Strategy: Exploring the Roles of Social Support and Meaning

Autor/inn/en	Boone, Shannon; Schuler, Kaitlyn R.; Basu, Natasha; Smith, Phillip N.
Titel	College Extracurricular Involvement as a Suicide Prevention and Wellness Promotion Strategy: Exploring the Roles of Social Support and Meaning
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 3, S.677-685 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1904952
Schlagwörter	Extracurricular Activities; Suicide; Prevention; Health Promotion; Program Effectiveness; Psychological Patterns; Self Destructive Behavior; Social Support Groups; Undergraduate Students; Stress Variables; Stress Management; Well Being; Student Characteristics; Wellness; Student Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Selbstmord; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Well being; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	Objective: Increased demands during the transition into college can negatively impact students' physical and mental wellness, and increase risk of suicide. A supportive campus culture that promotes social connectedness and meaningful engagement may amplify wellness and prevent suicide. This study explored whether involvement in extracurricular activities was associated with wellness and suicide ideation and non-fatal suicidal behavior through perceived social support and meaningfulness. Method: Undergraduate students (N = 583) recruited from a southeastern university completed a survey of self-report measures. Two parallel mediation models were tested utilizing Hayes PROCESS macro for SPSS. Results: Perceived social support fully mediated the relationship between extracurricular activity involvement and wellness, [beta] = 0.06, 95%CI [0.03, 0.10], but not suicide ideation and non-fatal suicidal behavior. Meaningfulness was not associated with wellness or suicide ideation and non-fatal suicidal behavior. Conclusion: Increased stress is a natural and expected component of university life. ECA involvement may impact college wellness by promoting social support. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01