Can the Academic and Experiential Study of Flourishing Improve Flourishing in College Students? A Multi-University Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Significant concerns have been raised about the "mental health crisis" on college campuses, with attention turning to what colleges can do beyond counseling services to address students' mental health and well-being. We examined whether primarily first-year (89.1%) undergraduate students (n=651) who enrolled in the Art and Science of Human Flourishing (ASHF), a novel academic and experiential for-credit elective course on human flourishing, would demonstrate improved mental health and strengthen skills, perspectives, and behaviors associated with flourishing relative to students who did not enroll in this course.

Methods

In a two-wave, multi-site, propensity-score matched controlled trial (ASHF n=217, Control n=434; N=651), we used hier

SUBMITTER: Hirshberg MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature