Effects of a single‐session, online, experiential happiness workshop on graduate student mental health and wellness

Author:

Sommers‐Flanagan John1ORCID,Mumbauer‐Pisano Jayna1ORCID,Salois Daniel1ORCID,Byrne Kristen1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Counseling University of Montana Missoula Montana USA

Abstract

AbstractGraduate students regularly experience anxiety, sleep disturbances, and depression, but little research exists on how to support their mental health. We evaluated the effects of a single‐session, online, synchronous, happiness workshop on graduate student well‐being, mental health, and physical health. Forty‐five students participated in a quasi‐experimental study. Students attended a synchronous 2.5‐h online happiness workshop, or a no‐workshop control condition. After workshop completion and as compared with no‐treatment controls, participants reported significant reductions in depression symptoms but no significant changes on seven other measures. At 6 months, participants reported further reductions in depression symptoms. Moreover, across four open‐ended questions, 37.0%–48.1% of workshop participants (a) recalled workshop tools, (b) found them useful, (c) had been practicing them regularly, and (d) used them in sessions with clients. Despite study limitations, single‐session, synchronous, online, happiness workshops may have salutatory effects on graduate student mental health. Additional research is needed.

Publisher

Wiley

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