UNIV 180: First Year Seminar

Scenario: You have been assigned a research paper on college student mental health. Your professor tells you to spend some time understanding the topic before you select your focus, and they recommend searching the internet to find good sources. If you find a credible source, you can use it in your paper, but it has to be good. Since you are just focusing on general background information right now, you’re not required to find a peer reviewed journal article.

The sites below are representation of results you would find searching your favorite search engine for college students mental health.

Instructions: In groups of 2-3, review the website(s) below and answer the questions on the worksheet.

• SIFT Website Worksheet

Campo, J. (2017). It's time to recognize mental health as essential to physical health. Stat. https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/31/mental-health-medicine/

Ezarik, M. (2022, April 19). Student mental health status report: Struggles, stressors and supports. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/04/19/survey-college-students-reflect-mental-health-and-campus-help

Peer reviewed article to review:

Tsuchiya, K., Thierry, A.D. & Taylor, H.O. (2025). Institutional, neighborhood, and life stressors on loneliness among older adults. BMC Public Health 25, article 363. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21463-7