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Item The Contributing Factors to Anxiety and Depression Among the Chinese International Students During COVID-19(2022-05) Yun, FangIntroduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak erupted worldwide in 2019, and COVID-related psychological impacts have become a pervasive issue. However, its impacts are unclear on overlooked and yet sizeable groups such as international students in the U.S. This study examined factors significantly correlated with Chinese international students’ anxiety and depression during COVID-19. Method: A cross-sectional research design was conducted in this study. A survey sample of 100 Chinese international students from three postsecondary institutions was collected to analyze their mental health status during COVID-19. Results: There is a statistically significant association found between anxiety and financial difficulty (β = 0.22, t = 2.14, p = 0.04). Remote learning (β = -1.01, t = -2.34, p = 0.02), social support (β = -0.60, t = -2.50, p = 0.01), and financial difficulty (β = 0.21, t = 2.16, p = 0.03) significantly predict depression. There was no significant difference in anxiety or depression between Chinese international students studying in the U.S. and those studying remotely in China. Discussion: The study results indicated that increased social support and remote learning satisfaction could help international students reduce depression, and reducing financial difficulties could decrease both anxiety and depression. Future studies should explore the causal link between these factors and mental health.Item Determinants of Depressive Symptomology among College Students(2019-08) Navarro, Olivia JamileRates of depression among college students is on the rise across the United States, and the consequences are dire. This study aimed to determine if various lifestyle choices protected or put college students at-risk for developing depressive symptomology. This study examined the effect of four potential determinants and depressive symptomology: spirituality, social media use, residential status (on- or off-campus), and employment status among undergraduate college students. This study was conducted at a private Christian university and included 220 participants who completed a paper-based survey. A cross-sectional design from a convenience sample was used. Results of this study found a statistically significant association between fewer depressive symptomologies and “feeling deep inner peace or harmony.” There was also an association found between depressive symptomology and social media use. There were no significant findings for depression and residential status or employment status.Item Examining the Relationship Between Loneliness and Mental Health(2022-08) Garcia, BrianaIn the United States (U.S.) in 2019, 51.5 million or nearly one in five U.S. adults were estimated to live with a mental illness. Mental health among college students is a growing concern as it can pose a major threat to public health (WHO, 2021). Nearly half of college-aged people in the United States have a mental condition. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of loneliness and mental health among university students, the drivers of loneliness such as educational status and one’s sex, and the association of psychological or mental services among college students. This cross sectional study used secondary data from the fall 2019 American College Health Association National College Assessment III (ACHA-NCHA III). A Chi-square test of independence was used to evaluate the relationship between mental health status and educational status and loneliness. Also examined was the association between the mental health status and sex. Lastly, the difference between utilization of psychological or mental health services between sex was evaluated using a Chi-square test. A significant relationship was found, X^2(1, N= 3697)= 10.117, p = .001) between educational status and mental health status as well as between loneliness and mental health status, (X^2(1) = 375.767, p =.001). A significant association was found, (X^2(1) = 15.926, p = .001) between mental health status and sex. A significant difference was found (X^2(1) = 117.016, p = .001) suggesting a difference between the use of psychological or mental health services and sex.Item Perceived Stress in College Students: Prevalence, Sources, and Stress Reduction Activities(2019-08) Sesay, Marcus GbatongohThe purpose of this study was to investigate levels of stress, causes of stress, and coping strategies among freshmen and senior college students. For this purpose, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) developed by Cohen, 1983 was used to help understand how different situations affect college students’ feelings and perceived stress. A convenience sample of 123 college students at a Southern California comprehensive university was used. Inferential Statistics, such as t-tests and Pearson correlations, were performed to test group independence and the relationship between variables. Although the findings of this study showed that freshmen college students reported more stress than senior college students, the perceived stress level difference was not statistically significant. Pearson correlation coefficients showed a weak positive relationship that was not statistically significant (r (121) = .003, p = .97). The findings suggested that academic and financial obligations are the largest stressors for college freshmen and senior students. Yoga, reading, training, smoking, and drinking are various coping mechanisms used by the sample in this study to handle stress. Findings of this study can be used to create better stress coping strategies for college students. Further research is needed to draw more reliable conclusions on perceived stress levels among college students.Item Perceptions of Challenges and Methods of Collaboration among Graduate Students Participating in an Interprofessional Education Simulation(2020-08) Vazquez, BrendaInterprofessional education (IPE) is of growing interest for colleges and universities, because it has become a mechanism for training future health professionals to be competent in collaborative practice. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of challenges and methods of collaboration among graduate students from six different health profession-related degree programs who participated in an IPE-related simulation. A survey was provided to participants at the end of the simulation. This study used a de-identified dataset omitting student IDs. Theming was used to analyze 143 participant responses to open-ended questions. Each response was coded as only one theme, producing frequencies of themes for all participants and each health profession. The responses were grouped into 10 themes for perceptions of challenges and 13 themes for methods of collaboration. Among all participants, the top three leading perceived challenges were interprofessional collaboration (33.6%), role identification (13.9%), and planning (13.1%). The top three leading methods of collaboration were helping hand (17.9%), sharing ideas (13.6%), and patient identification (12.1%). The different themes provided insight that differences among the simulation experiences of graduate students from six different health professions may exist. Future studies should continue to explore student experiences during simulations. These experiences can help in understanding the effects of IPE on collaborative practice.