Abstract
Student wellness is critical for student success all educational levels. In the increasingly diverse and complex world, students require the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to navigate and flourish through life challenges. The purpose of this study was to investigate student wellness in a small Canadian post-secondary institution. Although wellness relates to various dimensions (e.g., physical, mental, social, environmental, emotional, occupational), student wellness was operationalized through the physical and mental dimensions. The poster will outline the online survey results stemming from 212 participants (i.e., 10% of the student body), such as; 39.6% of participants perceive their lives to be “quite stressful,” 29.7% of participants have been “diagnosed with a mental illness by a medical doctor, psychiatrist, or psychologist.” Emerging themes related to student wellness included: time of the year; weather; and work load. Although it is critical for “student wellness” researchers to strive toward helping university-level students effectively deal with stressors that lead to mental health issues, it is of equal importance for researchers to disseminate the findings to all educational stakeholders at every educational level. The knowledge shared in this poster may help strengthen student wellness in all educational levels.
Presenters
Brent D. BradfordAssociate Professor, Education, Concordia University of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Student Wellness Post-secondary
