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Several studies have shown that the onset of COVID-19 significantly impacted the psychological well-being of students, particularly college undergraduates. Given that many students view telemental health as convenient, accessible, and user-friendly, we proposed that willingness to try telemental health will increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and that this will vary by prior history of treatment. The current study examined whether openness to telehealth changed from 2020-2023. Participants included 462 liberal arts college students enrolled in Psychology 101 who completed online self-report measures from September 2020-May 2023 across three academic years. Two-way ANOVA showed a main effect of prior history of treatment but there was no main effect for year or history by year interaction. Findings from this study provide evidence that prior history of treatment, not time since the start of the pandemic, was more strongly associated with willingness to try telehealth.
Impact of COVID-19 on Student’s Change in Willingness to Use Telemental Health (TMH)
Several studies have shown that the onset of COVID-19 significantly impacted the psychological well-being of students, particularly college undergraduates. Given that many students view telemental health as convenient, accessible, and user-friendly, we proposed that willingness to try telemental health will increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and that this will vary by prior history of treatment. The current study examined whether openness to telehealth changed from 2020-2023. Participants included 462 liberal arts college students enrolled in Psychology 101 who completed online self-report measures from September 2020-May 2023 across three academic years. Two-way ANOVA showed a main effect of prior history of treatment but there was no main effect for year or history by year interaction. Findings from this study provide evidence that prior history of treatment, not time since the start of the pandemic, was more strongly associated with willingness to try telehealth.
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Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Zwolinski