Mental Health Needs and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among First-Year University Students Amidst COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Inquiry
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Emerging research suggests an uptick in mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic among university students. Using a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, this study examined first-year university students’ mental health and help-seeking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings reveal approximately one third of students had mental health needs, but few sought out mental health services. Participants described a range of barriers across external, interpersonal, and intrapersonal domains that influenced whether or not they sought out mental health services. Findings indicate the need for structural changes among universities that increase access to services and facilitate narrative change about mental health help-seeking.
Source: Emerging Adulthood
Authors: Katie A. McCormick, Ishaan Manohar, Laura E. Merola, Deborah A. Cohen
Institution: The University of Texas at Austin
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,450
OpenAlex ID: W4401785343