TY - JOUR
T1 - Protocol for black student well-being study
T2 - a multi-site qualitative study on the mental health and well-being experiences of black UK university students
AU - Stoll, Nkasi
AU - Yalipende, Yannick
AU - Arday, Jason
AU - Smithies , Dominic
AU - Byrom, Nicola
AU - Lempp, Heidi
AU - Hatch, Stephani
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding NS is supported by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (grant
Funding Information:
number ES/P000703/1) via the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP) and the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health at KCL (ES/S012567/1). SH is partly supported by the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health at KCL (ES/S012567/1) and by the the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London (BRC-1215–20018). SH also currently received funding from the Wellcome Trust (203380/Z/16/Z) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (ES/V009931/1). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care, Wellcome Trust, ESRC or KCL. HL currently receives funding for successful grants as a PI or co-PI: Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (No grant number); King’s Health Partner Multiple Long-Term Conditions Challenge Fund (No grant number); National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (No grant number); UKRCI Medical Research Council (MR/S001255/1) and (MR/R023697/1); NIHR (RP-PG-0610-10066); Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Charity, London (EFT151101); and vs Arthritis (No grant number). NCB is partly supported by the ESRC funding for SMaRteN (ES/S00324X/1).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Author(s). Published by BMJ.
PY - 2022/2/9
Y1 - 2022/2/9
N2 - INTRODUCTION: There is an increasing concern about the mental health and mental well-being of university students in the UK. Black university students who report a mental health condition are less likely to complete their course, achieve a first-class or upper second-class degree and progress to further education. This study will document black university students' accounts of their mental health experiences and perceptions of key turning points of biographical changes to their mental health as they move through the university life cycle. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a qualitative study. Data will be collected through a biographical narrative interpretive method. Interviews will enable the researcher to study systematically how participants make sense of themselves and account for the complexities of their life experiences, from their own perspectives and language. An interpretative phenomenological approach will be used to offer insights into what black students studying at UK universities report affects their mental health and well-being. Data collection for this study commenced in October 2020. Data collection and analyses will be completed by January 2022. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Full ethical approval for the current study was obtained from King's College London Psychiatry, Nursing and Midwifery Research Ethics Subcommittee (Rec Ref: 20489, Project Ref: HR-19/20-20489, 2 October 2020). From the study findings, we aim to contribute to the evidence base, make recommendations for interventions and encourage further study into black student mental health.
AB - INTRODUCTION: There is an increasing concern about the mental health and mental well-being of university students in the UK. Black university students who report a mental health condition are less likely to complete their course, achieve a first-class or upper second-class degree and progress to further education. This study will document black university students' accounts of their mental health experiences and perceptions of key turning points of biographical changes to their mental health as they move through the university life cycle. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a qualitative study. Data will be collected through a biographical narrative interpretive method. Interviews will enable the researcher to study systematically how participants make sense of themselves and account for the complexities of their life experiences, from their own perspectives and language. An interpretative phenomenological approach will be used to offer insights into what black students studying at UK universities report affects their mental health and well-being. Data collection for this study commenced in October 2020. Data collection and analyses will be completed by January 2022. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Full ethical approval for the current study was obtained from King's College London Psychiatry, Nursing and Midwifery Research Ethics Subcommittee (Rec Ref: 20489, Project Ref: HR-19/20-20489, 2 October 2020). From the study findings, we aim to contribute to the evidence base, make recommendations for interventions and encourage further study into black student mental health.
KW - education & training (see medical education & training)
KW - health policy
KW - mental health
KW - psychiatry
KW - qualitative research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85124262824&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051818
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051818
M3 - Article
C2 - 35140150
AN - SCOPUS:85124262824
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 12
SP - e051818
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 2
M1 - e051818
ER -
