Stoll Nkasi, Jieman Anna-Theresa, Yalipende Yannick, Byrom Nicola C, Lempp Heidi, Hatch Stephani L
King's College London, UK.
Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Sage Open. 2023 Dec 20;13(4):21582440231218080. doi: 10.1177/21582440231218080. eCollection 2023 Oct-Dec.
Online peer support programs could address mental wellbeing concerns reported by Black students. The current evaluation explored Black university students' motivations, experiences, and perceived impacts of an online mental wellbeing peer support group (Black Students Talk [BST]) in England and Wales. We conducted two focus groups with Black Students Talk attendees and one with facilitators. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Three main themes and eight sub-themes where identified related to (i) Motivation: Impact of racism on mental wellbeing; (ii) Experience: The Black Students Talk experience; and (iii) Impact: Mental wellbeing outcomes. Benefits of Black Students Talk for Black students included advice, rest, validation, and support in the context of their race and experiences of racism. Facilitators had a unique sub-theme concerning their training and support. While racism exists at universities, online peer support can offer valuable benefits for Black students' mental wellbeing, social connectedness, and Black-only networks. Programs need to be co-created and delivered by trained Black students who receive reflective practice with a Black practitioner. Further independent evaluations using insights from survey and interview data are needed.
在线同伴支持项目可以解决黑人学生报告的心理健康问题。当前的评估探讨了英国和威尔士黑人大学生参与一个在线心理健康同伴支持小组（黑人学生谈话[BST]）的动机、经历以及感知到的影响。我们与黑人学生谈话的参与者进行了两个焦点小组讨论，并与主持人进行了一个焦点小组讨论。使用归纳主题分析法对数据进行了分析。确定了三个主要主题和八个子主题，分别与（i）动机：种族主义对心理健康的影响；（ii）经历：黑人学生谈话的经历；以及（iii）影响：心理健康结果相关。黑人学生谈话对黑人学生的益处包括在种族和种族主义经历背景下的建议、休息、认可和支持。主持人有一个关于他们的培训和支持的独特子主题。虽然大学中存在种族主义，但在线同伴支持可以为黑人学生的心理健康、社会联系和仅限黑人的网络带来宝贵的益处。项目需要由经过培训的黑人学生共同创建和实施，这些学生要与一名黑人从业者一起接受反思性实践。需要利用调查和访谈数据的见解进行进一步的独立评估。
