COVID‐19 and vulnerable populations

Journal of Community Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 50(6), С. 2537 - 2541

Опубликована: Май 14, 2022

At the time of this special issue, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is leading cause death in United States and has contributed to millions deaths worldwide. The world had no idea how pandemic was going impact our lives. COVID-19 exposed inequities individuals that were most impacted by it: vulnerable populations. Vulnerable populations may be defined as those living poverty, with disability, racial, ethnic, sexual, gender minorities. Additionally, community psychologists we understand do not appear singlehandedly since human beings exist a vacuum there are multiple factors create level health well-being. Therefore, examining syndemic framework allows us explore synergistic epidemic (i.e., aggregation two or more concurrent sequential epidemics clusters population biological interactions) exacerbates prognosis burden disease, which can simultaneously. main goal issue concentrates on these reacted coped events.

Язык: Английский

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Coping, COVID knowledge, communication, and HBCU student's emotional well‐being: Mediating role of perceived control and social connectedness

Journal of Community Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 50(6), С. 2703 - 2725

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2022

Abstract The pandemic has disproportionately affected African American college students, who have experienced significant work‐related, academic, financial, and socio‐emotional challenges due to COVID‐19. purpose of the study is investigate how students cope with severe impact COVID‐19 on their emotional well‐being leveraging benefits self‐care coping measures, knowledge, communication others enhance perceived control social connectedness. A structural equation modeling a path analysis 254 responses from Historically Black College University showed that was positively predicted by strategies, feelings being in life, In addition, respondents adopted mind−body balance those are knowledgeable about COVID‐19, more constant attained strong sense control, turn empowerment increased well‐being.

Язык: Английский

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Social connectedness, mindfulness, and coping as protective factors during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Journal of Counseling & Development, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 101(1), С. 114 - 126

Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented psychological impact, revealing immense emotional disturbances among the general population. This study examined extent to which social connectedness, dispositional mindfulness, and coping moderate symptoms of anxiety depression in 1242 adults under same government-issued stay-at-home mandate. Participants completed measures anxiety, depression, coping, regression analyses were used examine associations interaction effects. Results indicated that connectedness mindfulness associated with reduced symptoms. For individuals living a partner, decreased avoidant anxious In households children, overutilization approach served increase depression. indicate importance considering counseling enhance factors serving protect clients during public health crisis. Implications for professional counselors areas future research are discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Strengths Knowledge Defend Against Depression: The Contribution of University Students’ Family Functioning During COVID-19

Psychological Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025

Background: Strengths knowledge refers to individuals' perceptions and recognition of their strengths, is recognized for its protective role in mental health. Family functioning provides certain environmental conditions the healthy development family members physical, psychological, social aspects, particularly during stressful periods such as COVID-19 pandemic. It also plays an important youth's ability cope with situations. This study aimed explore mediating effect coping strategies moderating on relationship between strengths depressive symptoms among university students. Methods: A survey was administered 1372 students aged 16-22 years, using Knowledge Scale (SKS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Ways Coping (WCQ), general scale. Mediation moderated mediation effects were analyzed SPSS 25.0. Results: significantly negatively correlated symptoms. Both positive negative partially mediated them, this relationship. moderates but not strategies, it depression. Conclusions: The significant contributions both defending against youth depression highlight necessity interventions that enhance these factors protect health, pandemic period other crises.

Язык: Английский

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Well-Being amongst College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Developing Country

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(24), С. 16745 - 16745

Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2022

College students face unique challenges that the consequences of COVID-19 might aggravate. To explore pandemic’s on college students’ well-being, we conducted an online survey with 634 from a private university in Cali, Colombia. The study sought to assess well-being due COVID-19, and mediating effects optimism, gratitude, emotional closeness well-being. Results showed affected mental health Being optimistic grateful mediated life satisfaction happiness. Optimism, closeness, gratitude also negative effect fear infection impact academic performance. results this analysis will promote discussion implementation coping strategies help thrive, resilience, contribute better health.

Язык: Английский

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What Can Historically Black Colleges and Universities Teach about Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Black Students?

The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 37(3), С. 213 - 232

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2023

Historically Black colleges and universities are institutions that were established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Americans. In this essay, we focus on two main issues. We start by examining how College students perform across HBCUs non-HBCUs looking at a relatively broad range outcomes, including college graduate school completion, job satisfaction, social mobility, civic engagement, health. punch significantly above their weight, especially considering significant lack resources. then turn potential causes these differences provide glimpse into “secret sauce” HBCUs. conclude implications for HBCU non-HBCU policy.

Язык: Английский

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Guidance counselors on COVID-19 experiences: Distance education successes and challenges

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2024

This qualitative exploration documented the lived experiences of 12 guidance counsellors in Philippine public and private universities. During height COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022), school closures forced to adapt new modalities. Through online semi-structured interviews, shared how they delivered their services via distance/virtual means. Thematic analysis elicited findings on successes challenges reported. For successes, learnings, wider reach through platforms, involvement faculty members referrals, mental health education were highlighted. Meanwhile, included students discontinuing counselling, stigma associated with seeking support, lack manpower. The provided recommendations for improvement moving forward.

Язык: Английский

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The impact of COVID-19 on college student leisure time physical activity, sedentary behavior, and stress at a Hispanic-serving Institution in New York City

Discover Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 4(1)

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of college students in many ways, especially a decrease leisure time exercise and an increase sedentary behavior resulting stress, particularly enrolled at Hispanic-serving Institution New York City. objective this quantitative study was to investigate impact on students' physical activity, behavior, perceived stress. A questionnaire administered 883 collect prior March 2020 April 2022, along with stress 2022. Findings indicated that closures isolation guidelines during negatively impacted Black, Indigenous, people color's (BIPOC) activity similarly their White peers. Without facilities services higher education institutions normally provide, such as recreational fitness programming, were left own find ways maintain active routines, which resulted levels after 2 years campus closures. Governmental leadership should better consider closing campuses limiting access essential student health well-being future acute crises, among most vulnerable populations.

Язык: Английский

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An examination of COVID-19’s impact on student learning: a self-determination theory perspective

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 2, 2024

Purpose We propose and test a theoretically grounded structural model of our postulation, providing insights into how students’ COVID experiences affect their general learning experiences, specific class performance post-COVID. Design/methodology/approach Numerous studies have reported COVID-19 has impacted student in higher education during the pandemic from Spring 2020 to Fall 2021. Students were found be disengaged, unmotivated, isolated, anxious, having difficulty with emergency remote teaching (ERT) dealing financial, physical and/or mental health issues. Against this backdrop, we conduct own investigation ascertain what lasting impacts are on using survey instrument. Specifically, postulate that academic social disruptions affected connectedness well-being, which turn, affective cognitive outcomes. used equation modeling validate self-determination theory capatures complex relationships between genaral specfiic impact factors as seven hypotheses. Findings All hypotheses supported suggesting both class-specific broader beyond classroom student's satisfaction class, postulated model. Originality/value advance work by conceptualizing roles all three needs play investigating COVID-19's learning. Overall, study confirms value considering such anxiety research.

Язык: Английский

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Workplace sense of belonging and paramedic wellbeing using network analysis: A cross-sectional study

Australasian Emergency Care, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 26(3), С. 254 - 263

Опубликована: Март 1, 2023

Язык: Английский

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