526
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Major Articles

Does variability across three universities in the implementation of a college course on human flourishing affect student outcomes?

, PhD, , MS, , PhDORCID Icon, , PhD, , PhDORCID Icon, , PhD, , PhD & , PhDORCID Icon show all
Pages 1111-1124 | Received 26 Oct 2020, Accepted 18 Apr 2021, Published online: 09 Jul 2021

References

  • Thielking M. Surging demand for mental health care jams college services. Sci Am. 2017;316(2). https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surging-demand-for-mental-health-care-jams-college-services/. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  • American College Health Association. American College Health Association/National College Health Assessment Undergraduate Student Reference Group Data Report. https://www.acha.org/documents/ncha/NCHA-III_FALL_2019_UNDERGRADUATE_REFERENCE_GROUP_DATA_REPORT.pdf. Published 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  • Dvořáková K, Greenberg MT, Roeser RW. On the role of mindfulness and compassion skills in students’ coping, well-being, and development across the transition to college: a conceptual analysis. Stress Health. 2019;35(2):146–156. doi:10.1002/smi.2850.
  • Shapiro SL, Brown K, Astin J. Toward the integration of meditation into higher education: a review of research evidence. Teachers Coll Record. 2011;113(3):493–528.
  • Palmer PJ, Zajonc A. The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal. Transforming the Academy through Collegial Conversations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2010.
  • National Association of Student Personnel Administrators & American College Personnel Association. Learning reconsidered: a campus-wide focus on the student experience. https://www.naspa.org/images/uploads/main/Learning_Reconsidered_Report.pdf. Published 2004. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  • Walker DF, Soltis JF. Curriculum and Aims: Thinking about Education Series. New York: Teachers College Press; 1997.
  • Keyes CLM. The mental health continuum: From languishing to flourishing in life. J Health Soc Behav. 2002;43(2):207–222. doi:10.2307/3090197.
  • Seligman M. Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being. New York: Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster; 2011.
  • Klawe M. Supporting health and well-being on college campuses. Forbes Magazine. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariaklawe/2019/07/24/supporting-health-and-well-being-on-college-campuses/#18feb43d10d6. Published 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  • Watts P. A new model for campus health: Integrating well-being into campus life. https://www.naspa.org/blog/a-new-model-for-campus-health-integrating-well-being-into-campus-life. Published 2017. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  • Goleman D, Davidson RJ. Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body. New York: Penguin Random House; 2017.
  • MLERN. Final Report of the Mind and Life Educational Research Network. Boulder, CO: Mind and Life Institute; 2009.
  • Keyes CLM. Promoting and protecting mental health as flourishing: a complementary strategy for improving national mental health. Am Psychol. 2007;62(2):95–108. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.62.2.95.
  • Davidson RJ, Begley S. The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live–and How You Can Change Them. New York: Penguin; 2013.
  • Fox M. The A.W.E. Project: Reinventing Education, Reinventing the Human. Kelowna, BC, Canada: Wood Lake Publishing; 2006.
  • Lama D. Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World. New York: Random House; 2012.
  • Barr RB, Tagg J. From teaching to learning—a new paradigm for undergraduate education. Change Mag Higher Learn. 1995;27(6):12–26. doi:10.1080/00091383.1995.10544672.
  • Bonwell CC, Eison JA. Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1. Washington, DC: School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University; 1991.
  • Campbell WE, Smith KA. New Paradigms for College Teaching. Edina, MN: Interaction; 1997.
  • Felder RM. Active-inductive-cooperative learning: an instructional model for chemistry?J Chem Educ. 1996;73(9):832–836. doi:10.1021/ed073p832.
  • Goodsell A, Maher M, Tinto VM. Collaborative Learning: A Sourcebook for Higher Education. University Park. PA: The National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; 1992.
  • Gagne ED, Yekovich CW, Yekovich KR. The Cognitive Psychology of School Learning. New York: Allyn & Bacon; 1993.
  • Kolb DA. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson; 2015.
  • Contemplative Sciences Center. Student Flourishing Initiative. University of Virginia; 2020. https://csc.virginia.edu/page/student-flourishing-initiative. Accessed April 19, 2021.
  • Roeser RW. Art & Science of Human Flourishing: Conceptualizations and research example with college students. Paper presented at: the Prevention Research Center Seminar; October 13, 2020. State College, PA.
  • Cimprich B, Visovatti M, Ronis DL. The Attentional Function Index—a self-report cognitive measure. Psycho-Oncol. 2011;20(2):194–202. doi:10.1002/pon.1729.
  • Mehling WE, Price C, Daubenmier JJ, Acree M, Bartmess E, Stewart A. The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e48230. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048230.
  • Baer RA, Smith GT, Lykins E, et al. Construct validity of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire in meditating and nonmeditating samples. Assessment. 2008;15(3):329–342. doi:10.1177/1073191107313003.
  • Gillanders DT, Bolderston H, Bond FW, et al. The development and initial validation of the cognitive fusion questionnaire. Behavior Therapy. 2014;45(1):83–101. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2013.09.001.
  • Crocker J, Canevello A. Creating and undermining social support in communal relationships: the role of compassionate and self-image goals. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2008;95(3):555–575. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.95.3.555.
  • Raes F, Pommier E, Neff KD, Van Gucht D. Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the self-compassion scale. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2011;18(3):250–255. doi:10.1002/cpp.702.
  • Davis MH. Interpersonal Reactivity Index. New York: Edwin Mellen Press; 1980.
  • Gilbert P, Catarino F, Duarte C, et al. The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others. J Compassionate Health Care. 2017;4(1). doi:10.1186/s40639-017-0033-3.
  • Steger MF, Frazier P, Oishi S, Kaler M. The meaning in life questionnaire: assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life. J Counseling Psychol. 2006;53(1):80–93. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.53.1.80.
  • Piedmont RL. Does spirituality represent the sixth factor of personality? Spiritual transcendence and the five-factor model. J Pers. 1999;67(6):985–1013. doi:10.1111/1467-6494.00080.
  • Lerner RM, Roeser RW, Phelps E. Positive Youth Development & Spirituality: From Theory to Research. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press; 2008.
  • American College Health Association. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II. https://www.acha.org/documents/ncha/ACHA-NCHA-II_ReferenceGroup_ExecutiveSummary_Spring2013.pdf. Published 2013. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  • Spitzer R, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Archiv Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092–1097. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092.
  • Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606–613. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x.
  • Hervás G, Vázquez C. Construction and validation of a measure of integrative well-being in seven languages: the Pemberton Happiness Index. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2013;11(1):66. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-11-66.
  • Kesebir P, Gasiorowska A, Goldman R, Hirshberg MJ, Davidson RJ. Emotional Style Questionnaire: a multidimensional measure of healthy emotionality. Psychol Assess. 2019;31(10):1234–1246. doi:10.1037/pas0000745.
  • Buysse DJ, Reynolds CF, Monk TH, Berman SR, Kupfer DJ. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry Res. 1989;28(2):193–213. doi:10.1016/0165-1781(89)90047-4.
  • Kahler CW, Strong DR, Read JP. Toward efficient and comprehensive measurement of the alcohol problems continuum in college students: the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005;29(7):1180–1189.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.