Mental health and health behaviors among college student mentors in a randomized controlled trial interrupted by COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The benefits of mindfulness-training and mentoring for college students have yet to be investigated. We aimed to provide an exploratory and descriptive account of their potential benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: In February 2020, 49 undergraduates (M = 20.51 years-old; 94% female) participated in a randomized trial of 12-week mentoring + mindfulness or mentoring-as-usual. After five weekly mentoring-sessions, programs were interrupted by COVID-19; mentoring continued online. Methods: Undergraduates completed questionnaires about mental health, behaviors, and regulatory processes in February and July 2020, with additional COVID-19-related questions at follow-up. Results: Participants reported moderate COVID-19-related perceiv

SUBMITTER: Miller RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12480350 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature