What is it about?
We offered a 2.5 hour positive psychology (aka happiness) workshop to graduate students who were stressed because of their studies and the COVID pandemic. They generally reported reductions in depressive symptoms and that the workshop was helpful.
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Why is it important?
Graduate students experience high stress and can benefit from coping strategies derived from positive psychology.
Perspectives
Offering a "happiness" workshop is one way we can, as faculty, support our students.
John Sommers-Flanagan Sommers-Flanagan
University of Montana
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This page is a summary of: Effects of a single‐session, online, experiential happiness workshop on graduate student mental health and wellness, The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, May 2024, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/johc.12223.
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