@article{ref1,
title="The mental health status of single-parent community college students in California",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2016",
author="Shenoy, Divya P. and Lee, Christine and Trieu, Sang Leng",
volume="64",
number="2",
pages="152-156",
abstract="Single-parenting students face unique challenges that may adversely affect their mental health, which have not been explored in community college settings. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted secondary analysis of Spring 2013 data from the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment to examine difficulties facing single-parent community college students and the association between single parenting and negative mental health (depression, self-injury, suicide attempt). Participants: Participants were 6,832 California community college students, of whom 309 were single parents. <br><br>METHODS: Demographic and mental health data were characterized using univariate descriptive analyses. Bivariate analyses determined whether single parents differed from other students regarding negative mental health or traumatic/difficult events. <br><br>RESULTS: Finances, family, and relationship difficulties disproportionally affected single parents, who reported nearly twice as many suicide attempts as their counterparts (5.3% vs 2.7%; p <.0001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Single-parenting students face a higher prevalence of mental health stressors than other community college students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2015.1057147",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2015.1057147"
}