ERIC Number: EJ1375934
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-210X
EISSN: EISSN-2381-2338
Expanding Counseling Center Use through Campus Engagement and Social Norming
Brennan, Kathleen M.; Gorman, Kimberly S.
College Student Affairs Journal, v41 n1 p105-122 2023
Social norms theory offers a useful frame for understanding student use of university counseling centers. This study found engagement in the forms of living and working on campus and estimation of how many students on campus are using the university counseling center was significantly associated with counseling center use. Students' estimation of other students' counseling center use also mediated the relationship between on-campus living and counseling center use. These results suggest a positive campus norm around counseling center use. Recommendations for how student affairs offices can encourage this norm are offered.
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Participation, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, College Students, Student Personnel Services, On Campus Students, Learner Engagement, Use Studies
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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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