Below is a summary of “First Generation College Students, Post-College Transition Emotional Support, and Systemic Inflammation,” published in the January 2023 issue. adolescent health by Jones et al.
The purpose of this study was to mitigate the correlation between college generation status and current and future systemic inflammation in a sample of older US adolescents making the transition to higher education with or without emotional support. to test whether it does. We compared the demographic and emotional support levels of 41 first-gen college students and 46 continuing-generation college students (continuing generations) in the first semester of a four-year college. In addition, blood was collected in the middle of the first and second periods, and CRP and interleukin-6 levels were examined. Finally, the log-transformed C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 standardized scores from all trimesters were averaged to create the inflammatory complex.
At the end of the first semester, there was a significant difference in the level of systemic inflammation between first- and continuing-generation students (B = 0.515, P.=.003), even after adjusting for factors such as emotional support. 2 semesters (B=-0.525, P.=.007). However, first generations had higher systemic inflammation than subsequent generations only when they reported lower levels of emotional support (B = 0.826, P.= .002), suggesting that the relationship between college generation status and future systemic inflammation was mitigated by emotional support. After further control of prophase systemic inflammation (B=-0.374, P.=.022), the mitigation effect was still significant.
A secondary analysis investigating funding mechanisms is also mentioned. All first-generation college students may benefit from college resources provided early in their transition to college. Because generation 1 experienced systemic inflammation in the first trimester regardless of emotional support. Also, providing first-generation students with additional college resources after the first semester may help students who report receiving less emotional support during college.
sauce: jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(22)00599-7/full text
