A review of psychological distress among university students: Pervasiveness, implications and potential points of intervention

J Sharp, S Theiler - International Journal for the advancement of …, 2018 - Springer
A review of literature from the past 30 years establishes psychological distress as both a
longstanding and current issue affecting university students worldwide. Poorer academic …

A meta-analysis of universal mental health prevention programs for higher education students

CS Conley, JA Durlak, AC Kirsch - Prevention science, 2015 - Springer
This meta-analysis investigated the effectiveness of universal mental health prevention
programs for higher education students on a range of adjustment outcomes. A systematic …

A randomised controlled trial of a brief online mindfulness-based intervention

K Cavanagh, C Strauss, F Cicconi, N Griffiths… - Behaviour research and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives There is growing evidence that mindfulness has positive consequences for both
psychological and physical health in both clinical and non-clinical populations. The potential …

Negotiating the transition to college: Developmental trajectories and gender differences in psychological functioning, cognitive-affective strategies, and social well …

CS Conley, AC Kirsch, DA Dickson… - Emerging …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The transition to college, which for the majority of youth coincides with the transition to
emerging adulthood, is stressful and disruptive. Using latent growth curve modeling (LGM) …

Changes in undergraduate students' psychological well‐being as they progress through university

B Bewick, G Koutsopoulou, J Miles, E Slaa… - Studies in higher …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This article investigates the psychological well‐being of students from all faculties across
their undergraduate degree from pre‐registration to semester two of year three at one UK …

Mindfulness, self-compassion, resiliency and wellbeing in higher education: a recipe to increase academic performance

H Egan, M O'Hara, A Cook… - Journal of Further and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Universities are facing a difficult challenge in supporting good mental health whilst striving to
enhance academic performance. The present study aimed to specifically investigate the …

A meta-analysis of indicated mental health prevention programs for at-risk higher education students.

CS Conley, JB Shapiro, AC Kirsch… - Journal of counseling …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
This meta-analysis found empirical support for the effectiveness of indicated prevention
programs for higher education students at risk for subsequent mental health difficulties …

Challenges to addressing student mental health in embedded counselling services: a survey of UK higher and further education institutions

E Broglia, A Millings, M Barkham - British Journal of Guidance & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With reports continually demonstrating increased demand and severity of student mental
health needs, it is important to gain a fuller understanding of the impact on embedded …

Student wellbeing and assessment in higher education: The balancing act

E Jones, M Priestley, L Brewster… - … & Evaluation in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper draws on staff and student consultations conducted during the development of
Student Minds' University Mental Health Charter to identify five key tensions which can arise …

Evaluating an online stress management intervention for college students.

S Hintz, PA Frazier, L Meredith - Journal of counseling psychology, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
The goal of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a theory-based
online intervention designed to improve stress management in undergraduate students. The …