TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Freshmen anxiety and COVID-19: practical implications from an online intervention for supporting students affected by health inequities
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Ray, Elizabeth C.
A1  - Perko, Ann
A1  - Oehme, Karen
A1  - Arpan, Laura
A1  - Clark, James
A1  - Bradley, Lyndi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study explored how college freshmen, particularly those affected by health inequities, are affected by COVID-19 and whether they would use a university-created online wellness intervention for help. PARTICIPANTS: Nine-hundred and eighty-nine freshmen at a large southeastern university. <br><br>METHOD: Students responded to an online survey regarding their anxiety, worry, number of life disruptions, perceived resilience and their use of the online intervention during the pandemic (June to mid-September 2020). <br><br>RESULTS: During COVID-19, Latinx, Black, women and non-heterosexual students reported significantly greater worry, daily life disruptions than their non-Latinx, white, male and heterosexual counterparts. Women and non-heterosexual students also reported greater anxiety and less resilience. Additionally, Latinx students reported using the university's online intervention for help during COVID-19 more than others. Overall, freshmen, especially Black and women students, reported the online intervention would help them with struggles. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Universities should identify unique worries faced by students during a health crisis and provide institutional support. Practical implications are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1965610
ID  - ref1
ER  -