1. Increasing Engagement of College Students at Risk for Suicide in Online Intervention: A Qualitative Analysis.
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Reyes-Portillo, Jazmin A., Judd, Emily, Martin, Grace, Kalver, Avi, Taveras, Lizbeth, Rette, Danielle, Lekas, Helen-Maria, Escobar, Melissa, Coyle-Eastwick, Samantha, King, Cheryl A., and Masia Warner, Carrie
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SUICIDE risk factors ,RISK assessment ,HEALTH services accessibility ,SELF-evaluation ,PSYCHOTHERAPY ,SUICIDAL ideation ,QUALITATIVE research ,RESEARCH funding ,MENTAL health services ,PSYCHOLOGISTS ,HEALTH attitudes ,HUMAN services programs ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,MEDICAL care ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,INTERNET ,ANXIETY ,HELP-seeking behavior ,EMOTIONS ,MENTORING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EXPERIENCE ,THEMATIC analysis ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,MEMORY ,PSYCHOLOGY of college students ,STUDENT attitudes ,COUNSELING ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DATA analysis software ,MENTAL depression - Abstract
This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to engaging with online interventions among 24 ethnoracially diverse college students self-identifying as being at risk for suicide. Thematic analysis was used to identify codes from focus groups. Participants shared mixed perceptions about online intervention use and effectiveness. Regarding barriers, they mentioned lack of motivation/self-discipline, artificiality, and lack of perceived need. Participants reported promotional information, incentives, and normalizing peer usage to facilitate uptake. Lastly, they mentioned program design, human coaching, and reminders to increase retention. These insights inform future research aimed at developing online intervention engagement models to increase uptake and retention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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