Improving College Students' Mental Help-Seeking Intention During the COVID-19 Pandemic (MHI)
Help-Seeking Behavior, Mental Health Issue
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Help-Seeking Behavior focused on measuring Mental help-seeking, COVID-19, College students, Self-persuasion
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years old or older
- Full-time undergraduate students
- Had more than a moderate amount of mental distress
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under 18 years old
- Not full-time undergraduate students
- Had less than a moderate amount of mental distress
Sites / Locations
- Texas A&M University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Placebo Comparator
YouTube Intervention
Facebook Intervention
YouTube Control Group
Facebook Control Group
Participants assigned to this task were asked to search YouTube for a 5-10 minutes' video promoting mental help-seeking among college students. Then, they were expected to provide the link to the video and describe the content of the video. Next, participants were guided to form rebuttals disapproving three statements that rationalize students' low intention to seek mental help.
This task was to draft a Facebook message for the participants' fellow students. In their message, participants were expected to list three reasons for seeking mental help. The length of the message was not pre-determined.
Participants in this group were assigned a YouTube task advocating social distancing during a pandemic. The question prompts were modified from the tasks for the experimental groups.
Participants in this group were assigned a Facebook task advocating social distancing during a pandemic. The question prompts were modified from the tasks for the experimental groups.