| Flourishing, substance use, and engagement in students entering college: a preliminary study. | |
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PMID: 21660811 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The present study explores the association between positive mental health or flourishing, depression, and engaged learning in undergraduates. PARTICIPANTS: Entering first year students (N = 428) at a liberal arts college. METHODS: Students completed measures of depression, flourishing, substance use, and student engagement. RESULTS: Based on Keyes' model of mental health,(1) 69.1% of students were flourishing, 29.0% were moderately mentally healthy, and 1.9% were languishing. In addition, 21.8% of students had elevated depression scores, and these scores were highly correlated with languishing. Alcohol consumption and binge drinking were not associated with measures of mental health. However, certain kinds of student engagement were associated with flourishing. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest more flourishing in this sample entering college than in previous studies of high school students or adults. Future research should explore flourishing in undergraduates in more diverse samples across educational institutions, and employ prospective designs. |
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Authors:
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Kathryn Graff Low |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of American college health : J of ACH Volume: 59 ISSN: 1940-3208 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Health Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-06-10 Completed Date: 2011-10-13 Revised Date: 2012-01-26 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214119 Medline TA: J Am Coll Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 555-61 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240, USA. klow@bates.edu |
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Adolescent Age Factors Analysis of Variance Chi-Square Distribution Depression / epidemiology, psychology* Female Happiness* Health Status Health Status Indicators Humans Male Mental Health* Models, Psychological Psychometrics Risk Assessment Statistics as Topic Students / psychology*, statistics & numerical data Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology, psychology* Time Factors United States / epidemiology Universities / statistics & numerical data* Young Adult |
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