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Katherine Tolcher; Madalyn Cauble; Andrew Downs – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To evaluate the effects of three different gratitude interventions on college student well-being. Participants: Participants were 132 college students at a university in the northwest sampled between September 2019 and February 2020. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to one of three gratitude interventions (journaling,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, College Students, Intervention
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Franks, Tara M. – Communication Teacher, 2015
As an emerging interest area, positive communication scholarship focuses on issues of happiness and well-being in a variety of social contexts. Borrowing from positive psychology and happiness literature (Lyubomirsky, 2008), positive communication research explores expressions of gratitude, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness, as well as issues…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Strategies, Social Networks
Bailey, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study examined the evolvement of self-efficacy and the lived experiences of five undocumented Latino/as during their first semester in a Texas college or university. The snowball sampling method was used to identify participants who were undocumented, immigrated as children and enrolled in K-12 public school, and self-identified…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Self Efficacy, Hispanic American Students, Undocumented Immigrants