Open AccessPersonal Wellbeing, Depression, and Alcohol Use among Community College Students Receiving Services from a Student Health Center
Author(s) -
Martha Ranney,
Christine B. Kleinpeter,
Marilyn K. Potts
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the international journal of health, wellness and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-9053
pISSN - 2156-8960
DOI - 10.18848/2156-8960/cgp/v08i02/9-16
Subject(s) - center (category theory) , community college , depression (economics) , college health , psychology , medical education , mental health , gerontology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , economics , macroeconomics , chemistry , crystallography
This article describes the age, gender, and ethnicity of thirty-five community college students who were in treatment for mental health conditions, as well as their Personal Wellbeing Index-A (PWI-A), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores. The results indicated that the majority of participants were female, ranging in age from 18 to 42 years, with a mean age of 22.43 (SD = 5.89). Students scored in the moderately high range on the PWI-A (Mean = 48.57), moderately depressed range on the PHQ-9 (Mean = 14.06), and low risk for alcohol misuse on the AUDIT (Mean = 1.89). A higher score on the PWI-A scale was found to be strongly associated with a lower score on the PHQ-9. The scores on the AUDIT were not found to be associated with either the PWI-A or the PHQ-9 scores. Clinical implications are provided. Areas for future research are outlined.