Department of Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USA.
Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2022 Nov-Dec;70(8):2276-2280. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1870474. Epub 2021 Feb 5.
The urgent closures of campuses nationwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic have presented unforeseen challenges to college students, who already showed concerning rates of mental health conditions and suicidality. Among US college students, more than one in five are parents raising young children. Student-parents are faced with compounding struggles that substantially intersect with those of minority students, students from low-income backgrounds, and first-generation students. However, the challenges and unique needs of student-parents have not been sufficiently recognized by the college administrations. As higher education grapples with supporting students to navigate through the pandemic, reaching out to student-parents and prioritizing their needs is indispensable to assure their continued engagement and completion of studies. The authors offer recommendations for college administrations to help alleviate strains in student-parents amid the crisis and promote strengths and resilience in the short term and beyond.
由于 COVID-19 大流行，全国范围内的校园紧急关闭给大学生带来了意想不到的挑战，他们已经表现出令人担忧的心理健康状况和自杀倾向。在美国大学生中，超过五分之一是抚养幼儿的家长。学生家长面临着与少数族裔学生、来自低收入背景的学生和第一代学生的斗争交织在一起的复杂情况。然而，学生家长的挑战和独特需求并没有得到高校管理层的充分认识。随着高等教育努力支持学生在疫情期间进行学习，了解学生家长的情况并优先满足他们的需求对于确保他们继续参与和完成学业是必不可少的。作者为高校管理层提供了一些建议，以帮助缓解学生家长在危机期间的压力，并在短期内和长期内促进他们的优势和适应力。
