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Rovitto, Tam Le – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2022
Among the 20 million students nationwide enrolled in colleges in the fall of 2019, one-third were first-generation college students (FGCS). The college years spark life transitions for all students, but for FGCS, there are additional challenges and barriers in mental health-seeking and treatment. Hence, the treatment attrition rate is high once…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Mental Health, Cultural Awareness, Help Seeking
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Jeong, Hyun Ju; Kim, Sujin; Lee, Jungmin – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2023
Using a cross-sectional survey (N = 1,225), this study examines the psychological well-being (stress, anxiety, depression), life satisfaction, supportive parent communication, and likelihood to seek mental and emotional support from different sources between FGCSs and non-FGCSs during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show that…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Life Satisfaction, Parent Child Relationship, Help Seeking
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Keefe, Kristy M.; Hammersley, Jonathan; Sizemore, Shane; Bainter, Gorsuch; Najdek, Rachel – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2022
The number of first-generation students on college campuses is rising, comprising 20% of new incoming students in higher education. First-generation college students (FGCS) do not access mental health treatment at the same rate as their non-first generation college student (NFGCS) peers and are at higher risk for leaving college early. The current…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), First Generation College Students, Mental Health, Health Services