Freshmen Anxiety and COVID-19: Practical Implications from an Online Intervention for Supporting Students Affected by Health Inequities

Autor/inn/en	Ray, Elizabeth C.; Perko, Ann; Oehme, Karen; Arpan, Laura; Clark, James; Bradley, Lyndi
Titel	Freshmen Anxiety and COVID-19: Practical Implications from an Online Intervention for Supporting Students Affected by Health Inequities
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 7, S.2234-2243 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1965610
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Anxiety; COVID-19; Pandemics; Intervention; Wellness; Health Promotion; Student Attitudes; Resilience (Psychology); Program Effectiveness; Student Characteristics; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Sexuality; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Angst; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Sexualität
Abstract	Objective: 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. Participants: Nine-hundred and eighty-nine freshmen at a large southeastern university. Method: 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). Results: 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. Conclusions: Universities should identify unique worries faced by students during a health crisis and provide institutional support. Practical implications are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01