ERIC Number: EJ1421418
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Student Intentions to Engage Instructors in Mental Health-Related Conversations: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
Allie White; Hannah Ball; Sara LaBelle
Journal of American College Health, v72 n3 p914-922 2024
Objective: Considering that college students experience mental health issues and college counseling centers are overwhelmed, this study identifies instructors as a potential mental health resource for students. This study utilizes the theory of planned behavior to investigate the relationship between students' attitudes, injunctive and descriptive norms, perceived behavioral control, and their intentions to engage their instructors in mental health conversations. Participants: Participants were 311 undergraduate students at a small, private university in Southern California. Methods: Participants were recruited through a Communication subject pool and completed an online survey about engaging instructors in these conversations. Results: Results of a regression analysis indicate that all theoretical constructs positively predict students' intentions to discuss mental health with an instructor. Conclusions: By providing insight into students' intentions to utilize instructors as mental health resources on campus, these findings yield practical implications for better preparing universities and their faculty to engage in students' mental health.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Intention, Mental Health, Interpersonal Communication, Student Behavior, Social Influences, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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