Clara Godoy-Henderson, Ellen Hiestand, Emma Schluter, Erica Olson, Jennifer Tacheny, Ambria Crusan, Mary O Hearst
{"title":"A campus-based community clinic and food-shelf join efforts to reduce food insecurity using a One Health approach toward building a vibrant living system.","authors":"Clara Godoy-Henderson, Ellen Hiestand, Emma Schluter, Erica Olson, Jennifer Tacheny, Ambria Crusan, Mary O Hearst","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2232461","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2232461","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report describes a One Health approach to address food insecurity among two distinct campus populations-college students and patients at a campus-based community health clinic serving Latine adults. The multidisciplinary collaboration includes college staff, faculty, and students, and the founders, both women-centered institutions. Organic community gardens located on and near campus property, pollinated by campus-based beehives, contribute local organic produce to a campus-based food shelf increasing food security and nutritional health for both populations. The One Health system modeled in this report is a step toward building a vibrant community and demonstrates how others can be a part of the larger One Health movement.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"435-439"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9888869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia N Soulakova, Lisa J Crockett, Mary Schmidt-Owens, Eric W Schrimshaw
{"title":"Negative impact of chronic pandemic-specific financial stress on food security among college students.","authors":"Julia N Soulakova, Lisa J Crockett, Mary Schmidt-Owens, Eric W Schrimshaw","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2237589","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2237589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the pandemic started, food insecurity has become a more serious issue for U.S. college students. The study goals were to evaluate whether pandemic-specific stress contributes to current food insecurity (as of February-March of 2022) and to determine which student characteristics are associated with food insecurity. We used the 2022 Spring American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment data (<i>n</i> = 620) collected at a public university. We estimated two multiple logistic regression models. The odds of having very low food security (OR = 8.65, 95% CI = 4.84:15.43) and low food security (OR = 2.87, 95% CI = 1.66:4.96) were significantly higher among students whose financial situation had become a lot more stressful as a result of the pandemic (relative to the other students). Sexual and gender minority, relationship, and current tobacco use statuses were associated with very low food security. There is a need for continued efforts to decrease the negative impact of the pandemic on students' food security.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"745-752"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10042609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beverly D Schwartz, Liam P Pellerine, Nick W Bray, Jonathon R Fowles, Joyla A Furlano, Anisa Morava, Taniya S Nagpal, Myles W O'Brien
{"title":"Binge drinking and smoking are associated with worse academic performance in Canadian undergraduate students.","authors":"Beverly D Schwartz, Liam P Pellerine, Nick W Bray, Jonathon R Fowles, Joyla A Furlano, Anisa Morava, Taniya S Nagpal, Myles W O'Brien","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2232871","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2232871","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Test the hypothesis that smoking, fast-food consumption, and binge drinking were negatively associated with academic performance in Canadian undergraduate students.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Undergraduate students across Canada [<i>n</i> = 411 (335♀) aged: 22 ± 4 years] completed a questionnaire regarding their lifestyle behaviors and academic grades.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Relationships between lifestyle behaviors and academic performance were assessed via covariate-adjusted multiple regressions. Mediation models were used to test whether significant relationships between smoking/fast-food and grades were explained by binge drinking.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Smoking (<i>β</i>= -4.00, <i>p</i> < .001) and binge drinking (<i>β</i>= -1.98, <i>p</i> = .002) were independent predictors of grades (average: 84 ± 8%). Binge drinking partially mediated the relationships between smoking (indirect effect <i>β</i>= -1.19, 95%CI [-2.49, -0.08] and fast-food consumption (indirect effect: <i>β</i>= -.75, 95%CI [-1.20, -0.29]), with grades.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings highlight the negative influence of binge drinking, smoking, and fast-food consumption on academic success, with binge drinking as a partial mediator of these relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"684-690"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10190035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A campus and community supports for Asian university students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Hsin-Ya Tang, Kevin Snow, Yiying Xiong","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2239365","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2239365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Asians and Asian Americans (A/AA) in the United States were reported to experience a rising number of discrimination and hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored A/AA university students' experiences of discrimination and the helpful supports during this challenging time. <b>Participants:</b> This study included ten A/AA university students from a major research university in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. <b>Methods:</b> A phenomenology approach was employed in the study. <b>Results:</b> Two structural themes were identified: (1) campus supports and (2) community supports. <b>Conclusion:</b> The study highlighted the supports from the university and community for A/AA university students and the opportunities to provide more efficient supports. Implications for university personnel were also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"773-781"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10396631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"College student behaviors and preferences in community pharmacies.","authors":"Ryan Vathy, Meagen Rosenthal, Jordan Marie Ballou","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2217725","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2217725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> The primary goal of conducting this research was to gain insight into what characteristics of a community pharmacy college students may find appealing and how community pharmacies can tailor their services toward college students. <b>Participants:</b> The survey was distributed to 3,000 college students at The University of Mississippi from various schools and majors across campus. A total of 188 students participated by completing questions from the survey. <b>Methods:</b> The research was performed by using a cross-sectional online survey, and basic descriptive statistics, including frequency counts were used to characterize the findings. Statistical analyses, including crosstabs and chi-square analyses, were used to determine if there were any significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05) associations between characteristics such as pharmacy preferences and other variables. <b>Results:</b> Results of this survey indicated that the majority of respondents have used a community pharmacy in the past six months, and a small number of participants are interested in using a pharmacy for more than the sole reason of filling a prescription. Results also showed that insurance and convenience were the two most influential factors in choosing a community pharmacy. <b>Conclusion:</b> The findings presented in this study show a number of opportunities for community pharmacies to improve the health of college students and their communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"430-434"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9586792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discrimination experienced among Asian/Asian American students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Hsin-Ya Tang, Yiying Xiong, Kevin Snow","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2225631","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2225631","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> With the increasing incidents of discrimination toward Asian and Asian Americans (A/AA) in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this study explored A/AA university students' lived experiences of discrimination during this time and their reactions toward discrimination. <b>Participants:</b> Ten A/AA university students from a major research university in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States participated in the study. <b>Methods:</b> We utilized a phenomenology approach in this study. <b>Results:</b> Two primary structural themes were identified: (1) examples of discrimination and (2) personal reactions to discrimination and microaggression. <b>Conclusion:</b> A/AA university students experienced overt/open discrimination and microaggression amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Their responses to discrimination and microaggressions highlighted the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19-related anti-Asian racism. Implications for university personnel were also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"511-518"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9746771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coralie Pederson, Laura Knudson, Zan Haggerty, Karla M Padrón
{"title":"White paper: Gender affirming care in college health.","authors":"Coralie Pederson, Laura Knudson, Zan Haggerty, Karla M Padrón","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2225641","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2225641","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>College health services are uniquely situated to reduce barriers that have historically made it difficult for Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) people to access care. The Big 10 Gender Care Coalition recognizes the importance of providing gender-affirming care and presents recommendations for integrative, inclusive college health services.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"419-425"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9772894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecologically recorded sleep patterns, stress, and lifestyle behaviors in college students prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Joseph A Schroeder, Kaaren M Liston","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2235016","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2235016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Beginning in the spring of 2020, college students adapted to a myriad of COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors including personal and family health concerns, social isolation and future uncertainty that affect sleep behavior. We investigated how the pandemic affected ecologically recorded sleep patterns, self-reported stress and lifestyle behaviors in three semester-differentiated cohorts of college students enrolled in a psychology of sleep course. <b>Methods:</b> Students (<i>N</i> = 117) used the SleepScore biomotion sensor system to track sleep patterns and responded to behavior questions during the spring 2018, fall 2020, and spring 2022 semesters. <b>Results:</b> When compared to students in the spring 2018 pre-pandemic semester, students who underwent remote/hybrid learning in the fall 2020 semester displayed improved objective measures of sleep quality that were accompanied by increased deep sleep, fewer disruptions, and decreased time awake during the night, while self-reported stress ratings were unchanged. During pandemic semesters, students also reported decreased time studying, increased napping and screen use and higher ratings of bedroom comfort. <b>Conclusions:</b> Pandemic initiated remote learning and social restrictions may have allowed for healthier sleeping environments that likely contributed to better sleep health and stress resiliency in college students.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"710-722"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9925230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bree E Holtz, Shaheen Kanthawala, Kaley Martin, Victoria Nelson, Scott Parrott
{"title":"Young adults' adoption and use of mental health apps: efficient, effective, but no replacement for in-person care.","authors":"Bree E Holtz, Shaheen Kanthawala, Kaley Martin, Victoria Nelson, Scott Parrott","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2227727","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2227727","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective</b>: Millions of people use mobile phone or computer-based applications-apps-to maintain their mental health and connect with treatment providers through text- and video-based chat functions. The present study sought to understand young adults' motivations for adopting this technology using the <i>unified theory of acceptance and use of technology</i> (UTAUT), how they use mental health apps, and the gratifications they receive from using mental health apps. <b>Participants</b>: One hundred-eighteen mental health app users responded to an online survey. <b>Methods</b>: A survey was conducted with students at a Midwestern university. The survey included questions regarding current mental health services, mental health apps used, UTAUT and gratifications survey items. <b>Results</b>: A regression analysis suggested users' performance expectancies, effort expectancies, and facilitating conditions predicted the adoption of mental health apps. Young adults most often use mental health apps for stress relief. While they preferred in-person treatment, users described mental health apps as efficient and helpful. <b>Conclusion</b>: Overall, the results reinforce the sense of optimism for the future of mental health apps, suggesting the potential for apps to supplement-but not necessarily replace-in-person care.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"602-610"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10123718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gavin N Rackoff, Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft, C Barr Taylor, Daniel Eisenberg, Denise E Wilfley, Michelle G Newman
{"title":"Psychotherapy utilization by United States college students.","authors":"Gavin N Rackoff, Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft, C Barr Taylor, Daniel Eisenberg, Denise E Wilfley, Michelle G Newman","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2225630","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07448481.2023.2225630","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> We studied current psychotherapy utilization rates among college students with mental health problems and identified characteristics associated with differential utilization. <b>Participants:</b> Nationwide online survey of students screening positive for at least one clinical mental health problem (<i>N</i> = 18,435). <b>Methods:</b> Rates and correlates of psychotherapy utilization were analyzed descriptively and with logistic regression. <b>Results:</b> Sample-wide, 19% reported receiving psychotherapy. Being male (vs. female), being Asian, Black or African American, or Multiracial (vs. White), greater financial difficulty, lower parent education, lower year in school, and attending a public (vs. private) institution were associated with lower utilization. Holding a gender minority (vs. female) identity and holding a sexual minority (vs. heterosexual) identity were associated with higher utilization. Utilization fell from Fall 2019 to Spring 2020, early during the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequently rebounded. <b>Conclusions:</b> This study estimates current psychotherapy utilization among students with mental health problems and identifies possibly underserved populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"503-510"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10784405/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10412048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}