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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2021 Jul 22;71(6):1863–1872. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1947841

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics.

Characteristics n = 356 Range
Age, Mean (SD) 18.79 (1.08) 18.01–29.65
Gender, N (%)
 Male 144 (40.45%)
 Female 211 (59.27%)
 Other 1 (0.28%)
Ethnicity, N (%)
 Hispanic 47 (13.20%)
 Non-Hispanic 309 (86.80%)
Race, N (%)a
 White 237 (66.57%)
 Black or African American 24 (6.4%)
 American Indian or Alaska Native 12 (3.37%)
 Middle Eastern/North African 3 (0.84%)
 Asian Indian 7 (1.97%)
 Chinese 3 (0.84%)
 Japanese 0
 Korean 2 (0.56%)
 Other Asian 9 (2.53%)
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
 Some other race 8 (2.25%)
 Multi-racial 51 (14.33%)
Resilience Training, N (%)
 Yes 150 (42.13%)
 No 206 (57.87%)
Annual parent or household income, N (%)b
 $50,000 and less 113 (31.74%)
 $50,000-$100,000 94 (26.40%)
 $100,000-$150,000 63 (17.70%
 $150,000 and over 86 (24.16%)
Place Resided before College
 In-State 200 (56.18%)
 Out-of-State 156 (43.82%)
First-Generation in College
 First-Generation 51 (14.33%)
 Not First-Generation 305 (85.67%)
Religion
 Religious 263 (73.88%)
 Non-Religious 93 (26.12%)
Importance of Religion 4.51 (2.12) 1.00–7.00
High school GPA, Mean (SD) 3.95 (0.43) 2.58–5.70
High School Class Sizec
 <100 89 (25.00%)
 100–300 93 (26.12%)
 300–500 65 (18.26%)
 500–700 40 (11.24%)
 700–900 25 (7.02%)
 >900 44 (12.36%)
Medical History
Traumatic Brain Injury, N (%) mild/moderate 109 (30.62%)
Psychotropic medication use, N (%), ≥ 1 126 (35.39%) 1.00–9.00
Psychotherapy treatment in past 3 months 37 (10.39%)
Number of current medical problems, ≥ 1 58 (16.29%) 0.00–5.00
Substance Use, M (SD)
 Tobacco 0.85 (3.05) 0.00–28.00
 Alcohol 3.02 (5.23) 0.00–34.00
 Cannabis 1.12 (3.81) 0.00–31.00
 Cocaine 0.03 (0.53) 0.00–10.00
 Amphetamines 0.15 (1.89) 0.00–27.00
College experience
Number types of extra-curricular activities, ≥ 1 317 (89.04%) 0.00–8.00
Number types of academic help sought, ≥ 1 73 (20.51%) 0.00–3.00
Number of types of psych help sought, ≥ 1 60 (16.85%) 0.00–3.00
Satisfaction with education 5.63 (1.03) 2.00–7.00
Satisfaction with social experience 5.27 (1.48) 1.00–7.00
Major Declared 313 (87.92%)
Financial Aid type
 Athletic 25 (7.02%)
 Academic 297 (83.43%)
 Need-Based Grant 150 (42.13%)
Work for pay 116 (32.58%)
Hours of work per week 3.80 (6.87) 0.00–40.00
College, N (%)
 A&S College 77 (21.63%)
 HS College 90 (25.28%)
 Business College 43 (12.08%)
 Eng&NS College 146 (41.01%)
Baseline Assessments, Mean (SD)
Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire – Revised 4.07 (2.04) 3.00–14.00
PROMIS Depression 53.23 (8.11) 34.20–78.20
PROMIS Anxiety 56.21 (9.10) 32.90–84.90
PROMIS Emotional Support 50.83 (8.44) 22.30–66.20
PROMIS Informational Support 53.41 (8.97) 23.20–69.80
PROMIS Social Isolation 50.86 (8.82) 31.80–73.10
PROMIS Sleep Disturbance 49.23 (8.88) 26.30–77.40
PROMIS Sleep-Related Impairment 53.88 (8.78) 26.20–81.20
NIH Toolbox Meaning & Purpose 48.17 (10.58) 15.30–68.50
NIH Toolbox Friendship 48.43 (10.72) 16.50–67.10
NIH Toolbox Self-Efficacy 45.16 (8.62) 20.80–68.30
NIH Toolbox Positive Affect 45.70 (9.44) 16.80–69.40
NIH Toolbox Perceived Stress 61.33 (6.42) 22.70–81.90
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 27.92 (6.76) 6.00–34.00
Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory 38.13 (7.51) 18.00–56.00
Emotion Regulation Scale
 Suppression Score 4.06 (1.29) 1.00–7.00
 Reappraisal Score 4.69 (1.09) 1.00–7.00
Vrana-Lauterbach Traumatic Events Scale
 Number of traumas 1.49 (1.84) 0.00–11.00
 Intensity of worst trauma 10.68 (4.64) 3.00–26.00

Abbreviations: GPA, grade point average; A&S, Arts and Sciences; HS, Health Sciences; Eng&NS, Engineering and Natural Sciences; PROMIS, Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System; NIH, NIH.

a

The following Race variables were collapsed into one category for machine learning purposes: Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Middle Eastern/North African, Asian Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Other Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Some other race, and Multi-racial, and entered into machine learning analysis with together with White variable.

b

Annual parent or household income variables were collapsed into the following categories for machine learning purposes: <$100,000 and >$100,000.

c

High School Class Size variables were collapsed into the following categories for machine learning purposes: <500, 500–900, and >900.