ERIC Number: EJ1433399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Mental Health and Health Behaviors among College Student Mentors in a Randomized Controlled Trial Interrupted by COVID-19
Reagan L. Miller; Megan Moran; Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson; Natalia Sanchez; Natasha Seiter; Stephanie Rayburn; Megan Verros; Shelley A. Haddock; Toni S. Zimmerman; Sarah A. Johnson; Lauren B. Shomaker
Journal of American College Health, v72 n6 p1646-1650 2024
Objective: The benefits of mindfulness-training and mentoring for college students have yet to be investigated. We aimed to provide an exploratory and descriptive account of their potential benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: In February 2020, 49 undergraduates (M = 20.51 years-old; 94% female) participated in a randomized trial of 12-week mentoring + mindfulness or mentoring-as-usual. After five weekly mentoring-sessions, programs were interrupted by COVID-19; mentoring continued online. Methods: Undergraduates completed questionnaires about mental health, behaviors, and regulatory processes in February and July 2020, with additional COVID-19-related questions at follow-up. Results: Participants reported moderate COVID-19-related perceived stress, but mental health, health behaviors, and regulatory processes did not diminish over time, with no condition differences. Undergraduates described using contemplative practices and social support to cope with COVID-19-stress. Conclusions: Undergraduates showed stable mental health/health behaviors despite moderate COVID-19-related-stress. Future research on mentoring with a mindfulness component among a larger and more heterogeneous sample will be necessary.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Behavior, Mentors, COVID-19, Pandemics, Metacognition, Undergraduate Students, Stress Variables, Social Support Groups, Program Effectiveness, Service Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) (USDA); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (NIH), Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: COL00789; UL1TR002535