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Defining and Promoting Student Well-Being: American and International Colleges

Defining and Promoting Student Well-Being: American and International Colleges

Lynne Orr, Kathrine Pigeon, Brianna Reyes, Linda Weekley
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781799811855|ISBN10: 1799811859|EISBN13: 9781799811862
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1185-5.ch002
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Orr, Lynne, et al. "Defining and Promoting Student Well-Being: American and International Colleges." Psycho-Social Perspectives on Mental Health and Well-Being, edited by Srinivasan Padmanaban and Chittaranjan Subudhi, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 15-40. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1185-5.ch002

APA

Orr, L., Pigeon, K., Reyes, B., & Weekley, L. (2020). Defining and Promoting Student Well-Being: American and International Colleges. In S. Padmanaban & C. Subudhi (Eds.), Psycho-Social Perspectives on Mental Health and Well-Being (pp. 15-40). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1185-5.ch002

Chicago

Orr, Lynne, et al. "Defining and Promoting Student Well-Being: American and International Colleges." In Psycho-Social Perspectives on Mental Health and Well-Being, edited by Srinivasan Padmanaban and Chittaranjan Subudhi, 15-40. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1185-5.ch002

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Abstract

The chapter includes a summary of how American and international colleges define students' wellbeing. American colleges began using wellbeing within the practice of positive psychology. Now, colleges in the United States use the term health and wellness, which encompasses a multidimensional meaning including psychological, social, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. The international colleges primarily define wellbeing as subjective wellbeing, dependent upon the students' perceptions, culture, and social support. A few wellness assessments will be introduced. The remainder of the chapter discusses varying wellness programs conducted on today's American college campuses.

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