International Students Intervention
- Conditions
- Social Isolation
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Synchronous InterventionBehavioral: Asynchronous Intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT04945902
- Lead Sponsor
- Purdue University
- Brief Summary
The proposed project aims to provide international students on F-1, J-1, or M-1 visas at Purdue additional culturally-relevant support by implementing and testing a psychosocial intervention. The intervention was designed based on the results of a recently published research study (Bhojwani et al., 2020) about international student concerns and needs in the time of COVID-19. This intervention is designed to test the effectiveness of a strengths-based intervention that targets the particular needs of international students during COVID. The intervention was designed based on evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioral and Systemic Therapy (Jafar et. al, 2016; Saravanan et. al., 2017) approaches to addressing stress and anxiety in a culturally-relevant manner and to decrease social isolation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 77
- International students who report being on J-1, F-1, or M-1 visas
- Currently enrolled in classes at Purdue at either the undergraduate or graduate level either remotely or in-person
- 18 years or older
• active suicidality and/or homicidality
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Synchronous Group Synchronous Intervention If you are assigned to the synchronous intervention group, you will be required to complete the asynchronous interventions on Brightspace AND attend a weekly one-hour support group. These support groups will meet virtually using a restricted WebEx channel and will be recorded. In this support group, students will discuss the weekly activities and build connections and support with each other. This group will be led by advanced doctoral students in counseling psychology and overseen by a counseling psychology faculty member, who is also a licensed psychologist. Asynchronous Group Asynchronous Intervention The asynchronous intervention will provide access to information and resources for mental health support via Brightspace. The intervention will be six weeks long and each week will have a topic. The weekly topics include (1) identifying feelings; (2) biology of emotions; (3) mindfulness; (4) recognizing and responding to stress; (5) mental health stigma; and (6) self-care/self-advocacy. Each week, you will be required to complete four types of activities: education, reflective exercises, an activity, and a short assessment. All of these resources will be provided on Brightspace to be completed on your own time but the activities must be completed during the week they are assigned. You will not have to interact with other international students if you are in the asynchronous intervention group. Synchronous Group Asynchronous Intervention If you are assigned to the synchronous intervention group, you will be required to complete the asynchronous interventions on Brightspace AND attend a weekly one-hour support group. These support groups will meet virtually using a restricted WebEx channel and will be recorded. In this support group, students will discuss the weekly activities and build connections and support with each other. This group will be led by advanced doctoral students in counseling psychology and overseen by a counseling psychology faculty member, who is also a licensed psychologist.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline of DASC-21 scores to Post-intervention 6 weeks DASC-21 assesses depression and anxiety symptoms, average scores will be used \[range 0-3\], with higher scores indicating worse outcome
Change from Baseline of CCAPS-34 scores to 10 weeks 10 weeks CCAPS-34 assesses seven domains of psychological symptoms salient to college students, average scores will be used \[range 0-4\], with higher scores indicating worse outcome
Change from Baseline of DASC-21 scores to 10-weeks 10 weeks DASC-21 assesses depression and anxiety symptoms, average scores will be used \[range 0-3\], with higher scores indicating worse outcome
Change from Baseline of CCAPS-34 scores to Post-intervention 6 weeks CCAPS-34 assesses seven domains of psychological symptoms salient to college students, average scores will be used \[range 0-4\], with higher scores indicating worse outcome
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Group Session Rating Scale (GSRS) weekly for 6 weeks GSRS is only administered for the intervention synchronous group, range from 1 to 10, with higher scores indicating better group cohesion
Campus Climate through the study completion, an average of 10 weeks Adapted from Glass, C. R. (2012). with 6 items to measure students' connection with the university specifically, range 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating better campus climate
Social Connectedness Scale (SCS) through the study completion, an average of 10 weeks SCS assesses indivividuals' social connectedness, range from 1 to 6, reverse coded with higher scores indicating better outcome
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Purdue University
🇺🇸West Lafayette, Indiana, United States