Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in Sexual Violence Knowledge, Prevention Behaviors, and Care-Seeking Behaviors.

Sexual violence (SV) on college campuses disproportionately affects cisgender (nontransgender) women, sexual minorities (e.g., gays/lesbians, bisexuals), and gender minority (e.

A multisite, quasiexperimental trial of a college course to support student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of a three-credit college Wellness and Resilience Course (WRC) for improving student mental health and well-being outcomes in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Method: Undergraduate students aged 18-24 years old on five campuses in Western Pennsylvania or West Virginia who had either enrolled in the WRC (n = 81) or were attending university as usual (i.e.

Exploring Definitions of Consent and Healthy Relationships Among College Students with Disabilities: "I think it's fuzzy".

Purpose: College students with disabilities (SWDs) experience elevated rates of sexual violence and intimate partner violence compared with their non-disabled peers. While tailored interventions for these pressing health issues are needed, current research lacks investigation into how SWDs conceptualize relevant key concepts, such as consent and healthy relationships.

Method: This descriptive qualitative study explored these concepts through semi-structured interviews with college SWDs (n=49), 18-24 years old, in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Psychological empowerment and future orientation among adolescents in a youth participatory action research program.

Youth participatory action research (YPAR) empowers youth to address challenges in their environment. Empowerment is associated with prosocial behaviors; however, understanding of how empowerment may serve as a protective factor and promote emotional health remains limited. We sought to characterize protective factors (future orientation and resilience) and emotional health (difficulties regulating emotion and psychological distress) among youth engaged in YPAR and examine associations with psychological empowerment.

College students' experiences of sexual violence and reasons for seeking care in campus health and counseling centers.

Objective: Examine associations between care seeking reasons in college health and counseling centers and sexual violence (SV).

Participants: College students (n = 2,084 baseline, n = 1,170 one-year follow up) participating in a cluster randomized controlled trial of an SV reduction intervention on 28 campuses.

Methods: Computer-based survey data gathered during students' clinic visit and one-year follow up.

Implementing Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A) in a Low-Income School.

Adolescents living in low-income areas often have high need for mental health supports due to experiences of poverty and trauma, coupled with limited access and availability of such supports. This study investigated the implementation of a socio-emotional learning curriculum titled, "Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A)," which was integrated into health classes in a low-income high school. While preliminary evidence suggests that DBT STEPS-A can be effective in reducing mental health symptoms in high school students, this study is the first to explore the program's acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility when implemented in a low-income school.

Perceptions of College Campus Alcohol and Sexual Violence Prevention Among Students with Disabilities: "It Was A Joke".

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand perceptions of campus-based alcohol and sexual violence (SV) prevention programming among college students with disabilities to inform future development of prevention programs appropriate for the needs of these students.

Method: The study included semi-structured, qualitative interviews with 51 college students with disabilities who reported histories of SV recruited from a larger parent study investigating a brief universal intervention to reduce alcohol related SV involving 28 campuses across Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Interviews focused on college-related experiences of prevention programming, and experiences of health, disability, alcohol use and violence victimization.

Generating Intervention Concepts for Reducing Adolescent Relationship Abuse Inequities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Protocol for a Web-Based, Longitudinal, Human-Centered Design Study.

Background: Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY; eg, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth) are at greater risk than their cisgender heterosexual peers for adolescent relationship abuse (ARA; physical, sexual, or psychological abuse in a romantic relationship). However, there is a dearth of efficacious interventions for reducing ARA among SGMY. To address this intervention gap, we designed a novel web-based methodology leveraging the field of human-centered design to generate multiple ARA intervention concepts with SGMY.

Attrition and attendance in group therapy for university students: An examination of predictors across time.

Objectives: There exists a dearth of research focused explicitly on predictors of attrition, particularly in the area of group therapy, where both attrition and attendance becomes of primary concern. The present study examined both pretreatment and treatment-specific variables in the prospective prediction of attendance and attrition in group therapy.

Method: Fifty-two participants were randomized to one of two 12-week group treatments.

Provider perspectives on implementing a student health and counseling center intervention for sexual violence.

To describe provider experiences with implementation of the GIFTSS (Giving Information for Trauma Support and Safety) intervention. Health and counseling center staff from participating campuses attended trainings between August 2015 and August 2016. Interviews were conducted between May and August 2017.

The Development and Piloting of a Digital Checklist to Increase Access and Usage of Campus Online Sexual Violence Resources.

As colleges seek to respond to campus sexual assault, administrators are making policies, programs, and resources related to sexual violence available to students and members of the school community online. Keeping this content current and accessible can be challenging in the context of rapidly changing information and competing priorities across campuses. In response to this challenge, we developed a free, online protocol for campus leaders to quickly assess gaps in their online sexual violence resources.

Increased risk for binge drinking among college students with disability who report sexual violence.

This study investigated binge drinking in college students with and without disabilities and sexual violence (SV). This analysis includes 2,113 college students recruited from campus health or counseling centers between 2015 and 2017, aged 18-24. Multinomial logistic regression procedures were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for past month binge drinking days (BDD).

Cluster Randomized Trial of a College Health Center Sexual Violence Intervention.

Introduction: Sexual violence, particularly in the context of drinking, is prevalent on college campuses. This study tested a brief intervention to prevent sexual violence among students receiving care from college health centers.

Study Design: This study was a two-arm, unblinded cluster RCT.

Group Intervention for Young Adults With Mood and Anxiety Disorders Transitioning to College.

Young adults with chronic mood and anxiety disorders may receive a range of services in pediatric care (eg, psychiatry, therapy) and within the school system (eg, individualized education plans). Such services rely on the involvement of parents or guardians to support youth (eg, attending appointments, administering medications). However, in college, young adults are often on their own and need to assume responsibility for scheduling appointments, obtaining and taking medications, and seeking out additional services (eg, accommodations).

Characteristics of precollege sexual violence victimization and associations with sexual violence revictimization during college.

To examine the prevalence and characteristics of precollege sexual victimization (SV) experiences and associations with revictimization and recent substance use behaviors among a sample of college students who reported precollege SV. A sub-sample of 931 college students who reported precollege SV at baseline data collection for an ongoing multi-site clinical trial. Data were collected via electronic surveys between September 2015 and March 2017.

Affective and Sensation-Seeking Pathways Linking Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms and Alcohol-Related Problems in Young Women.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and alcohol use disorder often cooccur, yet we know little about risk processes underlying this association. We tested two mechanistic pathways linking BPD symptoms and alcohol-related problems. In the "affective pathway," we hypothesized that BPD symptoms would be associated with alcohol-related problems through affective instability and drinking to cope.