Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants who underwent randomizationa.
| Characteristics | Control (n=240) | Treatment (n=241) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
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Female | 188 (78.3) | 190 (78.6) |
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Male | 47 (19.6) | 44 (18.9) |
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Nonbinary | 5 (2.1) | 7 (2.5) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 23.2 (3.1) | 22.9 (3.4) | |
| Student status, n (%) | |||
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Domestic student | 207 (86.3) | 207 (85.9) |
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International student | 31 (12.9) | 33 (13.7) |
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Don’t know | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) |
| Education level, n (%) | |||
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High school diploma | 144 (60.0) | 140 (58.1) |
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College diploma | 23 (9.6) | 9 (3.7) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 59 (24.6) | 74 (30.7) |
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Master’s degree | 11 (4.6) | 9 (4.2) |
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Doctoral degree | 0 | 0 |
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Other | 3 (1.3) | 9 (3.7) |
| Type of postsecondary institutionb, n (%) | |||
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College | 110 (45.8) | 114 (47.3) |
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University | 130 (54.2) | 125 (51.9) |
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Did not answer | 0 | 2 (0.8) |
| Experience with mental health or substance use concerns, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 168 (70.0) | 172 (70.8) |
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No | 55 (23.0) | 63 (26.1) |
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Don’t know | 16 (6.7) | 6 (4.6) |
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Did not answer | 1 (0.4) | 0 |
| GHSQc formal sources, mean (SD) | 8.6 (3.9) | 8.3 (4.1) | |
| GHSQ informal sources, mean (SD) | 36.6 (8.5) | 36.1 (9.4) | |
aPercentages may not total 100 due to rounding. There was no significant difference between the trial groups.
bPostsecondary institution was missing for two participants.
cGHSQ: General Help-Seeking Questionnaire.