Report
Measuring psychological wellbeing and mental health in university student cohorts
Kings College London
2023
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Abstract
A series of consensus groups were conducted to provide guidance on the set up and running of student wellbeing cohorts. The aim of the groups were to reach consensus on a range of issues; this document covers measurement. Attendees included student representatives, academics, clinicians and clinical academics with experience. One of the recommendations of the consensus group was that any statements about which measures to use should be based on a set of explicit criteria with candidate measures judged against these.
As part of the consensus meetings, we agreed broad areas that should be measured and also agreed criteria by which to judge candidate measures. Although not explicitly agreed as a criterion in the consensus group, there is a clear need to ensure that any recommendations are made in the context of what is already measured within existing student cohorts and any wider recommendations on measurement that are likely to affect the sector. This will be referred to throughout the document.
This document summarises the results of that exercise. Broad statements of agreement from the consensus group are first given, including criteria by which to judge candidate measures. Commonly used candidate measures are then assessed against these criteria for each of the agreed areas of measurement.
Details
- Title
- Measuring psychological wellbeing and mental health in university student cohorts
- Creators
- Paul Heron - University of YorkKieran Balloo - University of SurreyMichael Barkham - University of SheffieldJacks BennettClio Berry - Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolBridgette Bewick - University of LeedsSnigdha Dutta - University of CambridgeLisa Edwards - University of BradfordJuliet Foster - King’s College London (London, UK)Maria Gardani - University of EdinburghAnesa Hosein - University of SurreyLouise Knowles - University of SheffieldSanjay Kumar - Oxford Brookes UniversityMyles-Jay LintonMargaret McLafferty - Ulster UniversityMike Lucock - University of HuddersfieldDean McMillan - University of YorkLewis Paton - University of YorkSarah Rees - Cardiff UniversityKate Saunders - University of OxfordElena Sheldon - University of SheffieldPaul Tiffin - University of YorkEd Watkins - University of ExeterJoanna Worsley - University of LiverpoolEmma Broglia - University of Sheffield
- Publisher
- Kings College London; London, UK
- Number of pages
- 18
- Identifiers
- 991013273209902368
- Copyright
- © 2025 King's College London, its licensors, and contributors.
- Academic Unit
- SCU College
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report
- Local Fields
- Original Research - SoLT