Table 3.
Table of volunteers’ mental wellbeing scores from 2018 to 2020
| Area of Peer support provider’s Wellbeing | 2018–2019 | 2019–2020 | Total (2018–2020) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mode (n) | Range | Mean (SD) | Mode (n) | Range | Mean (SD) | Mode (n) | Range | |
| I feel validated in my role as a peer support provider | 8.22 (1.62) | 10 (50) | 3–10 | 8.24 (1.60) |
9 (41) |
2–10 | 8.22 (1.61) | 10 (85) | 2–10 |
| I felt conflicted about how much advice to give | 3.99 (2.68) |
1 (29) |
1–10 | 3.71 (2.57) |
2 (32) |
2–10 | 3.88 (2.64) |
1 (75) |
1–10 |
| I felt conflicted about being a peer support provider vs. being a potential friend. * | 2.70 (2.14) |
1 (86) |
1–10 | 2.15 (1.69) |
1 (64) |
1–9 | 2.49 (2.00) | 1 (150) | 1–10 |
| I feel frustrated or sad that I may not see the student again and see how they will be in the future | 3.63 (2.49) |
1 (55) |
1–10 | 3.74 (2.61) |
1 (32) |
1–10 | 3.67 (2.53) |
1 (87) |
1–10 |
| I felt out of my depth because of the intensity of the students feelings or needs | 2.71 (2.14) |
1 (87) |
1–10 | 2.47 (1.96) |
1 (61) |
1–9 | 2.62 (2.07) | 1 (148) | 1–10 |
| I am worried about the safety of my student | 1.94 (1.57) | 1 (125) | 1–8 | 2.15 (1.750 |
1 (69) |
1–10 | 2.02 (1.64) | 1 (194) | 1–10 |
N = 345
*P < 0.05