Efficacy of contact intervention videos on college students' intentions toward mental health help-seeking.
J Am Coll Health
; 70(7): 2033-2041, 2022 10.
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| ID: mdl-33253017
ABSTRACT
ObjectiveUntreated mental health (MH) concerns have significant implications for college students. This study examined the efficacy of a video contact intervention targeting students' intentions to seek counseling. Participants:
One-hundred and sixty-three college students (Mage = 21.05, SD = 2.20) from a Mid-Atlantic university participated. The sample was predominantly female (74%).Method:
Students were randomly assigned to view a student-targeted contact video (ie, clips from college students who share their mental health experiences), a MH comparison contact video, or a non-MH comparison video. Intentions to seek counseling and psychological distress were measured pretest and post-test.Results:
Intentions to seek counseling significantly increased from pretest to post-test in the student-targeted contact video condition (F[1, 156] = 22.75, p < .001, partial η2 = .13), but not in the comparison conditions. Further, this effect was only observed among participants who reported preexisting psychological distress (F[1, 153] = 28.00, p < .001, partial η2 = .16).Conclusions:
This study provides initial support for the utility of a student-targeted contact intervention video for increasing help-seeking intentions among those reporting current psychological distress.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde Mental
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Health
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos