Student wellness: Interest and program ideas & pilot of a student wellness program

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Source Publication

Journal of American College Health

Source ISSN

0774-8481

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2214241

Abstract

Objective: To increase our knowledge related to student wellness programs, the current studies examined interest in wellness and wellness programs among university students and piloted a newly developed wellness program targeting students in higher education. Participants/Methods: In Study 1, 93 undergraduate students answered questions related to their wellness and mental health (e.g. psychological wellbeing, satisfaction with life, optimism, and stress) and to wellness programs (e.g. interest, barriers, duration, and topics). In Study 2, 13 undergraduate and graduate students participated in a 9-week pilot wellness program focused on specific wellness topics (e.g. relaxation, yoga, gratitude and self-compassion, and emotion regulation). Results/Conclusions: Study 1 results support a strong interest in wellness and wellness programs among undergraduate students. Study 2 results suggest that students who participated in an on-campus wellness program reported higher levels of overall psychological wellbeing and optimism and lower levels of mental health issues relative to baseline.

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Journal of American College Health, Vol. 73, No.1 (2025): 235-243. DOI.

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