The study hopes to understand the types of help-seeking behaviours that students engage in, with the hopes that this research could shape the services that higher education institutions, such as McMaster, provides.
With the war in Ukraine coming as the world marks two years of a global pandemic, many are finding the chaos in the world is testing the limits of their psychological strength says Marisa Young, an associate professor of sociology.
In a new McMaster study, faculty and research staff report increased feelings of anxiety and depression since the pandemic began, and offer suggestions that will guide the university to create better supports for them.