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Risk, Protective, and Associated Factors of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Campus Health Services Utilization Among Black Men on a College Campus
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 9(2), pp 505-518
01 Apr 2022
PMID: 33686626
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyze relationships among social and environmental determinants serving as risk, protective, and important covariate factors for mental health risk and help-seeking among Black men on a college campus.
A secondary data analysis was conducted utilizing an ongoing, campus-wide survey at a large, urban, public university. Measures included depressive and anxiety symptoms; campus service utilization; risk factors (e.g., financial status); protective factors (social support/religiosity); and additional covariates (substance use/GPA). Multiple linear regressions were conducted to examine relationships between these factors, symptoms and help-seeking.
Data is included for 681 students. Findings indicated that stressful life events were associated with higher levels of anxiety symptoms (B = 0.39, p < 0.001) and depressive symptoms (B = 0.33, p = 0.013). Cannabis use (B = 1.14, p = .020) was also associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms. We found that financial status (B = 0.21, p = 0.041) was positively associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms and endorsement of religiosity was associated with lower levels anxiety (B = - 0.23, p = 0.019) and depressive symptoms (B = - 0.32, p = 0.035). Religiosity predicted lower utilization of campus health services.
The key findings indicated that Black men's mental health is negatively influenced by stressful live events and cannabis use. As religiosity was associated with lower levels of symptoms and utilization, it may be beneficial to assess this in future work. Further research is needed to address and improve mental health and help-seeking among these men.
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- Title
- Risk, Protective, and Associated Factors of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Campus Health Services Utilization Among Black Men on a College Campus
- Creators
- Kofoworola D A Williams - Northwestern UniversityAmy E Adkins - Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySally I-Chun Kuo - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityJessica G LaRose - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityShawn O Utsey - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityJeanine P D Guidry - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDanielle Dick - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityKellie E Carlyle - Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySpit for Science Working Group
- Publication Details
- Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 9(2), pp 505-518
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Grant note
- P20 AA017828 / NIAAA NIH HHS U54 DA036105 / NIDA NIH HHS R37 AA011408 / NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA024152 / NIAAA NIH HHS UL1 TR002649 / NCATS NIH HHS K01 MH113848 / NIMH NIH HHS L30 MH104939 / NIMH NIH HHS UL1 RR031990 / NCRR NIH HHS K02 AA018755 / NIAAA NIH HHS R01 MH125938 / NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH115882 / NIMH NIH HHS P50 AA022537 / NIAAA NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000626342600003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85102246509
- Other Identifier
- 991021895814704721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health