Syllabus Tone, More than Mental Health Statements, Influence Intentions to Seek Help

Autor/inn/en	Gurung, Regan A. R.; Galardi, Noelle R.
Titel	Syllabus Tone, More than Mental Health Statements, Influence Intentions to Seek Help
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 49 (2022) 3, S.218-223 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gurung, Regan A. R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628321994632
Schlagwörter	Course Descriptions; Mental Health; Intention; Student Behavior; Student Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Help Seeking; Language Usage; Stress Variables; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kursstrukturplan; Psychohygiene; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Sprachgebrauch; Collegestudent
Abstract	Background: Mental health issues are increasing in higher education and finding ways for students to get help when needed is important. Objective: We tested if the tone of a short syllabus and the presence of a special statement addressing mental health would increase intentions to approach instructors for help. Method: We used a 2 (Tone: warm vs. cold) × 2 (Statement: present vs. absent) experimental design. Participants (N = 257) read one of four, two-page syllabi, and rated intentions to reach out for help and the instructor. Results: We found a main effect for tone on three Reach Out statements and ratings of the instructor. Presence of the statement influenced likelihood to reach out for help with personal problems. Conclusions: Both the tone of a short syllabus and the presence of statements normalizing reaching out for help can influence student intentions to contact instructors for help. Teaching Implications: Writing a warm toned syllabus and addressing stress and mental health with a university statement may increase student's intentions to ask for help. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01