Assignment 2

Thesis: Because college corresponds to a challenging time for many students, those students who attend college are posed

at a greater risk of suffering from mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction.

I am responsible for explaining how students who attend college are posed to a greater risk of suffering from depression and suicidal ideations.

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Depression and Suicidal Ideations Among College Students

Not only is there a rise in mental health issues among college students, but they are also being left untreated. Mental health issues such as depression and suicidal ideations are associated with substantial current role impairments (Ebert, 2019). The rise of mental health challenges facing college students today is becoming such a substantial issue that experts and researchers are using terms such as “epidemic” and “crisis” to characterize the problem. This shows there is a huge concern that needs a solution. There are many statistics to back up these claims. According to 2018 and 2019 student surveys from the American College Health Association (ACHA), about 60% of respondents felt "overwhelming" anxiety, while 40% experienced depression so severe they had difficulty functioning. This shows that about three out of five students can experience overwhelming anxiety and depression, further supporting the idea that college students are at risk and need help and treatment. Not only do these students have to adjust to their new lifestyle but they also must think about finances, work after graduation and failed relationships. If these students do not have the proper coping strategies depression can be an outcome.

Introduction

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How My Research Strategy Changed Over Time

Initial Strategy

• I was making very random searchers and getting topics that had no relation to my thesis

• My searches were too specific limiting my results

• I had no developed outline and my results were making my topic seem unorganized and sloppy

• I was skipping through articles missing information

Current Strategy

• Strategically used keyword searchers

• Use the subject heading searchers

• Have a developed thesis and reference back to my outline when searching

• Looking at abstract introduction and conclusion before trying to read the entire article

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Elhai, J. D., Levine, J. C., Alghraibeh, A. M., Alafnan, A. A., Aldraiweesh, A. A., & Hall, B. J. (2018). Fear of missing out: Testing relationships with negative affectivity, online social engagement, and problematic smartphone use. Computers in Human Behavior, 89, 289-298. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.08.020

• Currency: This article was published in 2018

• Relevance: This article was not relevant as it focused mainly on Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and social engagement, while I am focusing on how college students experience greater risks of depression and anxiety.

• Authority: published by APA PsychNet which provides trustworthy articles through Old Dominion University,

• Accuracy: The study showed that more research needs to be conducted on college students’ FOMO related negative affectivity.

• Purpose: To inform readers on what FOMO is and how it affects college student's depression, anxiety, and psychopathology- related constructs.

• Overall evaluation: This article was rejected because while this is a huge problem in colleges this does not have any relation to my topic even though it came up in the search results. While depression is mentioned, the discussion on it is brief and only in the introduction. While analyzing the article the sources and quality of information is good, however it is lacking relatability.

Rejected Source 1

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Becker, S. P., Holdaway, A. S., & Luebbe, A. M. (2018). Suicidal Behaviors in College Students: Frequency, Sex Differences, and Mental Health Correlates Including Sluggish Cognitive Tempo. Journal of Adolescent Health, 63(2), 181-188. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.02.013

• Currency: This article was published within the last five years on August of 2018

• Relevance: This journal article provides arguments on my thesis topic and provides several sources to back up the information, further supporting my argument.

• Authority: Written by Stephen P. Becker, PhD, Alex S. Holdaway, PhD, and Aaron M. Luebbe, PhD. This article was also published by an adolescent health journal

• Accuracy: The information has been reviewed multiple times before final publish date.

• Purpose: The purpose of this journal article was to inform by describing the rates of suicidal behaviors among college students.

• Overall evaluation: this source was accepted because it is very useful in explaining suicidal behaviors of college students. This will be useful in discussing suicidal ideations within college students and the signs of it. This article also discusses how suicidal ideations relate to other mental health issues. I like how this article organizes the information and provides a lot of supporting facts to back up the claims.

Accepted Source 1

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