Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Education & Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Department of Education Administration, College of Education and Human Services, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2021 Apr;69(3):335-339. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1676249. Epub 2019 Oct 29.
The health, well-being, and integration of student service members/veterans (SSM/Vs) into higher education has become a growing focal point for college health practitioners and researchers. Secondary data analysis of "Campus Climate and Culture" module of the Healthy Minds Study (HMS), which included 8211 students. Analyses examined whether military status was associated with sense of belonging. The relationship between military-affiliation and sense of belonging (low versus high) was statistically significant [ (2, 8211) = 10.855, < 0.01], such that 42% of SSM/V reported low sense of belonging compared to their Reservist (33%) and civilian (28%) counterparts. Even after controlling for age, sex, year in school, and grade point average, SSM/V status (OR = 0.16, Wald = 6.17; < 0.05), was negatively associated with sense of belonging. Results highlight a need for strategic college health initiatives to foster institutional inclusion and cohort building among SSM/V in higher education.
学生服务成员/退伍军人（SSM/Vs）的健康、福利和融入高等教育已经成为高校健康从业者和研究人员越来越关注的焦点。对“健康思维研究”（HMS）“校园氛围和文化”模块的二次数据分析，该分析包括 8211 名学生。分析检查了军人身份是否与归属感相关。军人身份与归属感（低与高）之间的关系具有统计学意义[（2,8211）=10.855，<0.01]，因此，42%的 SSM/V 报告归属感低，而他们的预备役（33%）和平民（28%）对应者。即使在校年龄、性别、在校年限和平均绩点等因素得到控制，SSM/V 身份（OR=0.16，Wald=6.17；<0.05）与归属感呈负相关。结果强调了需要有策略的高校健康计划，以促进 SSM/V 在高等教育中的机构包容和群体建设。
