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Online Leisure Education Intervention to Enhance Wellbeing of University Students
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SSHRC IDG awarded 2021: Leisure is the original antidepressant. University students can use more of it. A 2019 national survey showed that 51.6% of Canadian university students felt too depressed to function, while 16.4% seriously considered suicide. Yet, only 19.1% used traditional mental health services for depression. This situation has worsened due to COVID19. We need alternative approaches to support students’ subjective well-being (SWB). One possible approach is leisure education (LE). Leisure refers to recreational activities (e.g., sports, arts, socials) during free time that accompany psychological states such as perceived freedom. Engagement in quality leisure experiences enhances SWB of university students. LE increases awareness of leisure opportunities and constraints. It also helps develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes conducive to quality leisure experiences and better SWB. LE has helped diverse groups of people. However, extant LE programs for university students: focus on providing specific activities and fail to facilitate learning about leisure in general and deeper behavioural and attitudinal changes; lack causal evidence; and are limited to in-person delivery. The purpose of the proposed study is to develop and pilottest an online LE intervention to enhance the quality of leisure experiences and SWB of university students.
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- 2021-02-01
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- ©️Kono, Shintaro. All rights reserved other than by permission. This document embargoed to those without UAlberta CCID until 2025.