Motivation to Change Predicts College Students' Utilization of Self-Help Resources
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| Title: | Motivation to Change Predicts College Students' Utilization of Self-Help Resources |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Alyson Kaufman, Robin Nemeroff |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. 2025 73(6):2711-2719. |
| Availability: | Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Stress Management, Stress Variables, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Change, Help Seeking, Self Help Programs, Intervention, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Age Differences |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2024.2334082 |
| ISSN: | 0744-8481 1940-3208 |
| Abstract: | Background: Stress and mental health difficulties are common burdens on college students. College counseling centers have been overrun by demand. Thus, self-help interventions may offer a promising alternative to traditional college counseling services. Methods: The current study examined the influence of perceived stress, motivation to change, and self-efficacy beliefs on college students' use of self-help resources, to determine whether these factors would predict follow-up with self-help recommendations. Results: Results of stepwise linear regression models suggest that perceived stress and self-efficacy did not predict self-help resource utilization. Different types of self-help recommendations did not predict different levels of follow-up. However, motivation to change was a significant predictor college students' self-help resource use, and this variable was particularly important when self-help recommendations were less structured. Conclusions: These findings can help to predict which college students are likely to make use of self-help resources, and inform targeted individual treatment. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1479637 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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