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School Connectedness and Mental Health in College Students

Daley, Serena C
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1305-7009
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564482011130592

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2019, Specialist in Education, Miami University, School Psychology.
With mental health as a growing concern in universities, it is important to understand what school experiences relate to college students’ mental health. School connectedness has been positively related to mental health for middle and high school students. There is limited research exploring this in college student populations. The current study examined the relationship between school connectedness and psychological symptoms in college students. In this sample, it was found that students with lower school connectedness experienced more depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. It was also found in this sample that White students experienced higher school connectedness than Asian / Pacific Islander students. This study was limited in the number of participants, diversity of the sample, and methods of measurement. In future research, exploring international students, a more robust definition of mental wellbeing, and more specific measurements of academic engagement and achievement will improve the understanding of school connectedness and mental health in college students.
Kristy Brann, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Erin Harper, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Amity Noltemeyer, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Dawna Cricket Meehan, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
26 p.
Educational Psychology; Mental Health; Psychology
mental health, school connectedness, depression, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, PSSM, CCAPS-34

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  • Daley, S. C. (2019). School Connectedness and Mental Health in College Students [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564482011130592

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Daley, Serena. School Connectedness and Mental Health in College Students. 2019. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564482011130592.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Daley, Serena. "School Connectedness and Mental Health in College Students." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564482011130592

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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