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Childhood Adversity & Student Mental Health | Dr. Margaret McLafferty | 38
Dr. Margaret McLafferty on toxic stress, the most important buffer of childhood adversity, why college students aren’t reaching out for support, solutions to the college mental health crisis and much more…
Dr. Margaret McLafferty is a Research Fellow at Ulster University and Atlantic Technological University. She has research widely across both childhood adversity and college student mental health topic areas. Her current research focuses on transitions of students to college to improve student mental health.
Chapters
0:28 Show Intro
2:18 Toxic Stress
6:08 Childhood Adversity
14:48 Social support
19:18 Coping strategies
23:24 Solutions to childhood adversity
36:36 Childhood adversity and college mental health41:58 At-risk college students
44:33 Why college students have poor MH
52:03 Solutions to college student MH
57:58 Why college students don’t want help
To view TMWBC on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thementalwellbeingcollege
To view TMWBC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tmwbcollege/
To view TMWBC on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@tmwbcpodcast
Further Reading
“The moderating impact of childhood adversity profiles and conflict on psychological health and suicidal behavior in the Northern Ireland population” by McLafferty et. al. (2018)
“Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys” by Kessler & McLaughlin (2018)
“The impact of childhood adversities on the development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Northern Ireland population” by McLafferty et. al. (2019)
“Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative” by Husky et. al. (2023)
“Variations in psychological disorders, suicidality, and help-seeking behaviour among college students from different academic disciplines” by McLafferty et. al. (2022)
“Mental health, behavioural problems and treatment seeking among students commencing university in Northern Ireland” by McLafferty et. al. (2017)
TMWBC episode on “Mental Health at College” with Dr. Chris Blackmore https://youtu.be/V0Pfxwg15X4?si=8adLPtGbfGZ2SWuP
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By Indi DissanayakeDr. Margaret McLafferty on toxic stress, the most important buffer of childhood adversity, why college students aren’t reaching out for support, solutions to the college mental health crisis and much more…
Dr. Margaret McLafferty is a Research Fellow at Ulster University and Atlantic Technological University. She has research widely across both childhood adversity and college student mental health topic areas. Her current research focuses on transitions of students to college to improve student mental health.
Chapters
0:28 Show Intro
2:18 Toxic Stress
6:08 Childhood Adversity
14:48 Social support
19:18 Coping strategies
23:24 Solutions to childhood adversity
36:36 Childhood adversity and college mental health41:58 At-risk college students
44:33 Why college students have poor MH
52:03 Solutions to college student MH
57:58 Why college students don’t want help
To view TMWBC on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thementalwellbeingcollege
To view TMWBC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tmwbcollege/
To view TMWBC on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@tmwbcpodcast
Further Reading
“The moderating impact of childhood adversity profiles and conflict on psychological health and suicidal behavior in the Northern Ireland population” by McLafferty et. al. (2018)
“Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys” by Kessler & McLaughlin (2018)
“The impact of childhood adversities on the development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Northern Ireland population” by McLafferty et. al. (2019)
“Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative” by Husky et. al. (2023)
“Variations in psychological disorders, suicidality, and help-seeking behaviour among college students from different academic disciplines” by McLafferty et. al. (2022)
“Mental health, behavioural problems and treatment seeking among students commencing university in Northern Ireland” by McLafferty et. al. (2017)
TMWBC episode on “Mental Health at College” with Dr. Chris Blackmore https://youtu.be/V0Pfxwg15X4?si=8adLPtGbfGZ2SWuP