TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing Engagement of College Students at Risk for Suicide in Online Intervention
T2 - A Qualitative Analysis
AU - Reyes-Portillo, Jazmin A.
AU - Judd, Emily
AU - Martin, Grace
AU - Kalver, Avi
AU - Taveras, Lizbeth
AU - Rette, Danielle
AU - Lekas, Helen Maria
AU - Escobar, Melissa
AU - Coyle-Eastwick, Samantha
AU - King, Cheryl A.
AU - Masia Warner, Carrie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to engaging with online interventions among 24 ethnoracially diverse college students self-identifying as being at risk for suicide. Thematic analysis was used to identify codes from focus groups. Participants shared mixed perceptions about online intervention use and effectiveness. Regarding barriers, they mentioned lack of motivation/self-discipline, artificiality, and lack of perceived need. Participants reported promotional information, incentives, and normalizing peer usage to facilitate uptake. Lastly, they mentioned program design, human coaching, and reminders to increase retention. These insights inform future research aimed at developing online intervention engagement models to increase uptake and retention.
AB - This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to engaging with online interventions among 24 ethnoracially diverse college students self-identifying as being at risk for suicide. Thematic analysis was used to identify codes from focus groups. Participants shared mixed perceptions about online intervention use and effectiveness. Regarding barriers, they mentioned lack of motivation/self-discipline, artificiality, and lack of perceived need. Participants reported promotional information, incentives, and normalizing peer usage to facilitate uptake. Lastly, they mentioned program design, human coaching, and reminders to increase retention. These insights inform future research aimed at developing online intervention engagement models to increase uptake and retention.
KW - College students
KW - online interventions
KW - suicidal ideation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193317828&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15228835.2024.2343699
DO - 10.1080/15228835.2024.2343699
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85193317828
SN - 1522-8835
JO - Journal of Technology in Human Services
JF - Journal of Technology in Human Services
ER -
