Introduction to the Special Issue on College Student Mental Health

Objective This article provides an introduction to the special issue on college student mental health. It gives an overview of the establishment of the Multi‐Site University Study of Identity and Culture (MUSIC) collaborative by a group of national experts on culture and identity. Information about...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 2013-04, Vol.69 (4), p.291-297
Main Authors: Castillo, Linda G., Schwartz, Seth J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
College campuses
College students
Cultural identity
culture
culture, identity
Data collection
Female
Humans
identity
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental Health - standards
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
Multicenter Studies as Topic - methods
Multicenter Studies as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychology
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
United States - epidemiology
Universities - standards
Universities - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective This article provides an introduction to the special issue on college student mental health. It gives an overview of the establishment of the Multi‐Site University Study of Identity and Culture (MUSIC) collaborative by a group of national experts on culture and identity. Information about the procedures used to collect a nationally represented sample of college students are provided. Method Data were collected from 30 university sites across the United States. The sample comprised 10,573 undergraduate college students, of which 73% were women, 63% White, 9% African American/Black, 14% Latino/Hispanic, 13% Asian American, and 1% Other. Results The special issue comprises a compilation of 8 studies that used the dataset specifically created to examine the issues of emerging adults, culture, and identity. Conclusions Student mental health problems are a growing concern on college campuses. Studies covered in this special issue have implications for policy development regarding college alcohol use and traumatic victimization, include attention to underrepresented minority and immigrant groups on college campuses, and focus on positive as well as pathological aspects of the college experience.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/jclp.21972