Abstract
Resilience is defined as being resourceful, flexible, emotionally agile, and having problem-solving abilities. While some resiliency comes naturally, it can also be learned. The Q-Life is a three-year web-based project at Dalhousie University available to all students. The Q-Life experience supports students in building their own resilience and addressing feelings of being overwhelmed, anxiety, and perceived stress through proven skill development like mindfulness, nutrition, cognitive hygiene, self-awareness. The experience is designed to fit into a student’s schedule by providing a robust assessment, companion (manual), journal/log app, video blogs and interviews to be completed at a time convenient to them. This project has been through ethic review at Dalhousie and is being coordinated through the school of health and human performance. This research aims to examine the information from the Q-Life experience and draw conclusions that will aid in enriching our understanding of resilience and its ability to be learned over time. This project has completed year two and seen major growth in uptake and adherence as well as some promising results that will be discussed.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Health Promotion and Education
KEYWORDS
Resilience, Health, Wellness, University, Mindfulness
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