Exploring the benefits of psychoeducation on college students' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examines the effects of a scalable psychoeducation intervention to improve students' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants

In a sample of racially diverse undergraduates from a highly selective university (N = 66), students in the control group (mostly women) participated in courses as usual and students in the intervention group (only women) participated in a psychoeducation course on evidence-based strategies for coping, designed for college students living through the pandemic.

Methods

Rates of psychological distress were measured through online surveys at baseline and follow-up assessments.

Results

Students in both the intervention and control groups had clinically elevated depressive symptoms. Consistent with

SUBMITTER: Savell SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807235 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature