Mental health seeking behaviour of women university students: An intersectional analysis

Rodrick Lal, G. Reaume, Christo El Morr, N. Khanlou
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This research study explored the mental health seeking behaviour of racialized and non-racialized female students at a large size public university located in Ontario, Canada. A sample consisting of 570 students participated in the cross-sectional survey.  The majority (n = 413, 84.1%) were identified as Canadian racialized female students. The remainder (n = 78, 15.9%) were Canadian non-racialized female students, identifying with dominant Canadian culture. We contended that intersectionality, an emergent theoretical and methodological public health framework, provides a powerful tool for understanding these complex interlocking experiences in the context of mental health. High levels of depression and anxiety symptoms were reported by both the racialized non-racialized female students. The proportion of students with CES-D scores > 16 (indicating that may suffer from depression) was higher among the female racialized students (n = 265, 64.2%) than the non-racialized female students (n = 39, 50.0%). Approximately, half of the racialized students (n = 202, 48.9%) had BAS scores > 10 indicating that they may suffer from anxiety. About half (n = 38, 48.7%) of the non-racialized students also had BAS scores > 10 indicating that they may suffer from anxiety. The findings of this research study advocate university governance, healthcare professionals, and counsellors need to improve their services to address the specific needs and concerns of racialized students. Future research should focus on how findings can be translated into practice by designing culturally adaptive treatment modalities, that focus on resolving mental health problems in racialized and non-racialized female students especially in times of crisis similar to the Corvid-19 pandemic.
女大学生心理健康寻求行为的交叉分析
本研究探讨了加拿大安大略省一所大型公立大学中种族化和非种族化女学生的心理健康寻求行为。样本包括570名学生参加了横断面调查。大多数(n = 413, 84.1%)被确定为加拿大种族化的女学生。其余(n = 78, 15.9%)为加拿大非种族化女学生,认同加拿大主流文化。我们认为,交叉性是一个新兴的理论和方法论公共卫生框架,为理解心理健康背景下这些复杂的连锁体验提供了有力的工具。种族化的女学生和非种族化的女学生都报告了高水平的抑郁和焦虑症状。种族化女生的CES-D分数> 16(可能患有抑郁症)的比例(n = 265, 64.2%)高于非种族化女生(n = 39, 50.0%)。大约有一半的种族化学生(n = 202, 48.9%)的BAS分数> 10,表明他们可能患有焦虑。大约一半(n = 38, 48.7%)的非种族化学生的BAS分数也> 10,这表明他们可能患有焦虑症。这项研究的结果提倡大学治理、医疗保健专业人员和辅导员需要改善他们的服务,以解决种族化学生的具体需求和关注。未来的研究应侧重于如何通过设计文化适应性治疗方式将研究结果转化为实践,这些治疗方式侧重于解决种族化和非种族化女学生的心理健康问题,特别是在类似于covid -19大流行的危机时期。
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