ERIC Number: EJ1389775
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
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Hope, Optimism, Gratitude, and Wellbeing among Health Professional Minority College Students
Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad; Dehghan, Kaveh; Chou, Stacy; Bailey, Shanelle; Baron, Kyla; Assari, Shervin; Marzio, Robert; Teklehaimanot, Senait; Kermah, Dulcie; Lindstrom, Richard W.; Shirazi, Anaheed; Lopez, Diana; Bazargan, Mohsen
Journal of American College Health, v71 n4 p1125-1133 2023
Objectives: To (1) describe the level of hope, optimism, and gratitude in a sample of minority health professional college students. (2) To examine the association between hope, optimism, and gratitude with wellbeing domains. Participants: One hundred and thirty-two (n = 132) college students from the Nursing, Medicine, and Allied Health programs. Methods: Cross-sectional survey study assessed wellbeing across the five domains of positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment. Results: Mean and Standard Deviation on hope, optimism, and gratitude were 50.2 ± 5.6; 21.7 ± 4.34; and 36.3 ± 5.35, respectively. Hope, optimism, and gratitude were positively associated with domains of wellbeing, controlling for gender and age. Conclusion: Students maintained a positive outlook in life. Hopeful, optimistic, and grateful students experienced positive emotion, were more engaged in their daily activities, had more supportive relationships, had a better sense of direction in life, and more often accomplished their goals. Interpretations and future directions are discussed.
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Psychological Patterns, Well Being, Minority Group Students, College Students, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Student Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Goal Orientation, Participation, Urban Schools, Minority Serving Institutions, Emotional Response
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: UL1TR001881
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