Mental health and mental well-being of Black students at UK universities: a review and thematic synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a knowledge gap about the experiences that affect the mental health of Black university students in the UK. Current research is focused on understanding the continuation, attainment and progression gap between Black students and non-Black students. It is essential to know more about the interactions between personal and institutional factors on the mental health of Black students to explain the inequalities in their experiences and outcomes across the university lifecycle. The current study set out to thematically synthesise articles that explore the experiences that affect the mental health and mental well-being of Black university students in the UK.

Methods

This study is a qualitative thematic synthesis of a literature review. We developed search strat

SUBMITTER: Stoll N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886426 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature