How do childcare and pregnancy affect the academic success of college students?
J Am Coll Health
; 71(2): 460-467, 2023.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33760708
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We examined socioeconomic, academic, and health-related factors associated with respondent reports that childcare interfered with academics.PARTICIPANTS:
176 undergraduate student parents.METHODS:
We administered a cross-sectional survey to a representative sample of students at a public university in New York City. Using a sub-set of those who reported being parents/guardians (n = 176), we conducted bivariate analyses to assess factors associated with childcare problems interfering with school.RESULTS:
About 30% of the sample reported that childcare interfered with school somewhat/moderately/a lot in the last year. Compared to those with no/little perceived interference, they were significantly more likely to need mental health treatment (30% vs. 13%; p < 0.01), worry that they would run out of food sometimes/often (32% vs. 16%; p < 0.01), and experience housing problems (26% vs. 9%; p < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
Offering mental healthcare and services addressing food and housing insecurity can help college students to navigate challenges inherent to being a student parent.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sucesso Acadêmico
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article