低家庭收入和第一代身份与大学生归属,心理健康和福祉之间的关联
Philip Kreniske1,2, Claude A Mellins1,3, Eileen Shea4
1HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute & Columbia University.
概括
第一代 (FG),低收入 (LI) 和FGLI学生在大学中面临着独特的挑战,报告较低的归属感和福祉. 然而,这些学生也表现出较低的危险酒精消费.
科学领域:
- 高等教育 高等教育
- 学生福利 学生福利
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 大学毕业存在重大障碍,特别是第一代 (FG),低收入 (LI) 和FGLI学生的结合.
- 这些学生遇到不同的结构性挑战,影响他们的学术旅程和整体幸福感.
研究的目的:
- 检查高度选择性机构的FG,LI和FGLI学生的归属感,心理健康和幸福感.
- 将FG,LI和FGLI学生的经验与他们的非FG,非LI和非FGLI同学进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在两个相互关联的高度有选择性的高等教育机构中,对1671名学生进行了基于人口的调查.
- 分析包括描述性统计和回归模型 (线性,物流,多项物流),根据年龄和种族/民族调整.
- 措施评估了归属感,心理健康症状,一般健康,福祉,睡眠质量和酒精消费.
主要成果:
- 总体样本报告了强烈的归属感,较低的心理健康症状和良好的幸福感,但大多数人睡眠不好.
- 与同龄人相比,FG,LI和FGLI的学生报告了明显较低的归属感,更糟糕的心理健康,以及较差的一般健康和福祉.
- 值得注意的是,FG,LI和FGLI学生的危险饮酒率最低.
结论:
- 尽管一般学生群体的整体积极指标,FG,LI和FGLI学生面临着在关键领域的福利显著差异.
- 学院必须承认并应对这些挑战,通过定制卫生服务和干预措施,以满足FG,LI和FGLI学生的特定需求.
- 调查结果强调需要有针对性的支持系统,以改善弱势学生群体的大学经验和成果.
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