The Professional Counselor | Volume 13, Issue 1 43 Methods Procedure Upon receiving IRB approval, we collected data during the last 2 months of the fall 2020 semester. At this mid-size comprehensive college in the Northeast, students were on campus until the week before Thanksgiving. After the Thanksgiving break, students were not permitted to return, and all classes transitioned to virtual platforms because of the uptick in the number of cases and deaths as a result of COVID-19. Data collection spanned both class formats. All students 18 years and older who were enrolled in classes for the fall 2020 semester were eligible to participate in this study. Data were collected through the Qualtrics online survey platform. The university enrollment management office distributed the recruitment email inviting students to volunteer to participate in the research. The students who volunteered completed the informed consent with the screening statement, “I am 18 years or older, currently enrolled in classes for the fall 2020 semester.” Participants Participants were drawn from 5,838 full-time students attending a medium-sized public college in the northeastern United States. After eliminating participants with more than 10% of missing values throughout the questionnaire (n = 28; Tabachnick & Fidell, 2007) the final sample was N = 863 students. The participants’ ages ranged between 18 and over 40 years, with the majority (n = 79.9%) being between 18 and 25 years old. Of these 863 participants, 153 (17.7%) participants were first-year students, 105 (12.2%) participants were second-year students, 205 (23.8%) were in their third year, 182 (21.1%) were fourth-year students, 43 (4.9%) were fifth-year students (those who added one more year to complete the degree), 163 (18.9%) were graduate students, and 12 (1.4%) were non–degreeseeking students. Regarding their cultural background, most participants (n = 689; 79.8%) were White European, whereas 51 (5.9%) were African American, 44 (5.1%) were Hispanic/Latinx, 20 (2.3%) were Asian, 17 (2.0%) were Caribbean/West Indian, 11 (1.3%) were Native American or Alaska Native, and two (0.2%) were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Regarding gender, 647 (75%) identified as women, 197 (22.8%) as men, 6 (0.7%) as transgender, and 13 (1.5%) as other gender. Most of the participants identified as heterosexual (n = 611, 70.8%), whereas 117 (13.6%) identified as bisexual, 37 (4.3%) identified as asexual, 29 (3.4%) identified as lesbian, 12 (1.4%) identified as queer, and 11 (1.3%) identified as homosexual. The relationship status of the participants varied. Most of the participants were single (n = 375, 43.5%), whereas 361 (41.9%) were dating, 80 (9.3%) were married, 37 (4.3%) were engaged, and seven (0.8%) were divorced. In terms of living arrangements, many participants (n = 204, 23.7%) lived on campus with suitemates, 201 (23.3%) lived with their parents/guardians, 190 (22.0%) lived with their partners or spouses, 102 (11.8%) lived alone, and 36 (4.2%) lived with a non-student roommate. Regarding religious affiliation, 336 (39.3%) of the participants identified as Christian, 250 (29.2%) identified as spiritual/not religious, 129 (15.1%) identified as agnostic, 103 (11.9%) identified as atheist, 11 (1.3%) identified as Buddhist, 11 (1.3%) identified as Jewish, 8 (0.9%) identified as Muslim, and 1 (0.1%) identified as Mormon. Instruments Demographic Questionnaire The demographic questionnaire consisted of 13 questions. These questions addressed age, gender, sexual orientation, class standing, enrollment status, race/ethnicity, and living arrangements. Additional questions asked about marital status, income, religion/spiritual practice, and employment.
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