University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Health Educ Behav. 2023 Oct;50(5):613-621. doi: 10.1177/10901981221131267. Epub 2022 Oct 31.
Poor mental well-being has been associated with negative student success outcomes among college students. Health and wellness coaching programs have been implemented in college campuses to address gaps in well-being support services. This pilot study evaluated a health and wellness coaching program at a large, urban university. A total of 499 students expressed interest in the program with 120 responding to a retrospective survey about their experience. Findings revealed that most students attended coaching for issues related to time and stress management or factors that commonly influence stress. Overall, students who participated in coaching were successful at improving their self-efficacy toward behavior change, changing their behavior, and achieving their goals. Students reported attending an average of four sessions with number of sessions attended being associated with increased confidence and motivation. In addition, autonomy, competence, and relatedness felt within the relationship with the coach were correlated with increased motivation, confidence, and readiness for behavior change. There was some relapse in terms of goal attainment observed with 17.4% of students who met their goals being unable to maintain progress. The program participants appeared to have enjoyed the process with 96% of students saying they would recommend the program to a friend. Health and wellness coaching programs may alleviate the burden of stress and other subclinical mental health concerns as well as decrease the number of students requiring services from more intensive mental health resources on campus.
心理健康状况不佳与大学生的负面学业成功结果有关。为了解决幸福感支持服务方面的差距，已经在大学校园里实施了健康和幸福辅导计划。这项试点研究评估了一所大型城市大学的健康和幸福辅导计划。共有 499 名学生对该计划表示了兴趣，其中有 120 名学生对他们的体验进行了回顾性调查。调查结果显示，大多数学生参加辅导是为了解决与时间和压力管理相关的问题，或者是解决那些通常会影响压力的因素。总的来说，参加辅导的学生在提高行为改变的自我效能感、改变行为和实现目标方面都取得了成功。学生们报告说，他们平均参加了四次辅导，参加的次数与增加信心和动力有关。此外，与教练关系中感受到的自主性、能力和相关性与增加动力、信心和行为改变的准备度有关。在目标实现方面存在一些复发现象，有 17.4%的达到目标的学生无法保持进展。项目参与者似乎很享受这个过程，96%的学生表示他们会向朋友推荐这个项目。健康和幸福辅导计划可以减轻压力和其他亚临床心理健康问题的负担，同时减少需要校园内更密集心理健康资源服务的学生人数。
