Objective: This study investigated differences in stress, anxiety, and social support between collegiate student-athletes and nonathletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: College students enrolled at a NCAA Division III private liberal arts college in the Midwest. Methods: Participants (n = 58) completed a series of surveys each month…

Despite the increasing global mobility in higher education, international students in the United States and Japan face persistent challenges in well-being and inclusion. This study investigates international students' experiences of loneliness and their social engagement in a comparative perspective, focusing on friendships and involvement with…

Burnout is the leading cause of the special education teacher shortage. A burnout intervention adapted for teachers was tested in two studies. Study 1 used a randomized design; Study 2 was a pre-post design. In Study 1, 44 teachers were randomized into the intervention or an active control. To enhance impact, for Study 2, personal goal-setting was…

Support to improve teacher wellbeing is scarce in almost all contexts, but especially so in low- and middle-income settings in which teachers face both professional and personal challenges (Kirk and Winthrop 2007; Mendenhall, Gomez, and Varni 2018). In this field note, we discuss War Child's development of Coaching-Observing-Reflecting-Engaging…

Practitioners in speech-language pathology and related fields work with clients who have experienced trauma, which can lead to secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious traumatization (VT), and compassion fatigue in the practitioner. Trauma-informed self-care (TISC) strategies may be one way to mitigate negative stress-related outcomes. This…

Engineering professors are well positioned to support their undergraduate students, who often experience diminished mental health. This paper examines engineering professors' perceptions of their undergraduate engineering students' experiences of stress. The described perceptions include when they notice student stress, which stressors they…

The aim of the article is to present ways of resolving the situations related to cyberbullying and cyberaggression that occur in Polish schools. The research fills a gap (taboo subject) in the means of solving crisis situations related to attacks on teachers that occur online. The qualitative research (online interviews) conducted in Poland at the…

Theorized mechanisms linking views on aging, self-regulation, and well-being have not previously been examined longitudinally. This study considers goal re-engagement as a potential mediator of longitudinal relationships between awareness of age-related change (AARC) and vitality. We expected that more positive perceptions of aging (i.e., higher…

Autistic adolescents and young adults in rural areas often experience more unmet medical needs than their urban peers, particularly during the health care transition, the process of moving from pediatric to adult health care. This study aimed to understand the health care transition experiences of autistic adolescents and young adults (14-25 years…

This study centres on the experiences of autistic librarians in academic library workplaces, delving into how they become information literate--an intricate process influenced by social, epistemic, and physical modalities. Through a qualitative approach combining survey responses from 43 participants and detailed interviews with two autistic…

The integration of expressive arts into trauma therapy has garnered significant attention for its ability to enhance healing and emotional processing. This article explores a proposed EMDR Drumming Protocol and therapeutic process for at-risk youth. It is a novel approach that combines the therapeutic power of Eye Movement Desensitization and…

In an educational setting in the Philippines, stress has been a rising issue in distance learning during the pandemic. Hence, this qualitative study explored the type of stressors, impacts, and coping strategies in the case of learners in rural areas during distance education. Multiple data sources were collected through Interview Guide Questions…

This study identifies the intercultural and contextual stressors experienced by undergraduate international students in a business program at a private Canadian university. Using a sequential mixed-methods design, we drew on Redfield et al.'s (1936) concept of acculturation and Berry's (2001) theoretical model. First, we invited all international…

Sensory differences are well documented in autistic individuals. However, early sensory experiences have not been fully explored, particularly from the perspective of autistic people. We sought to understand early sensory experiences in autism from the perspective of autistic adults (some of whom also had autistic children) and caregivers of…

Limited studies have been conducted to look at the narratives of individuals diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) during adulthood. This study explored the life experiences of three individuals who were diagnosed with ADHD using the Narrative Inquiry approach. Thematic analysis was conducted after the interviews. The…