POSSIBILITIES IN EMERGING ADULTS� HEALTH PROMOTION: THE ROLES OF WELL-BEING AND SELF-COMPASSION IN HEALTH BEHAVIOUR

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Lobanov-Budai
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Compassion

scholarly journals Teaching Mindfulness to Undergraduates: A Survey and Photovoice Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramaswami Mahalingam ◽  
Verónica Caridad Rabelo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Curricular Intervention ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

How do emerging adults experience mindfulness and compassion? The goals of this study were to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness curricular intervention and (2) examine how students interpreted their experience. We delivered a mindfulness curriculum to 24 college students who meditated twice a week for 7 weeks. Students completed a survey at the beginning and end of the course where they self-reported information about their mental health, compassion, and creativity. Results showed that, over the course of the semester, students demonstrated improvements in measures of creativity, self-compassion, compassion toward others, mental health, and emotional regulation. To gain a more nuanced understanding of students’ interpretations of and experiences with the course material, we used interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) to analyze student photovoice projects (wherein they collected and analyzed images to represent mindfulness concepts). Findings illustrate how students typically understood self-compassion as self-acceptance, self-reflection, or self-care and understood compassion toward others as active alleviation, familial affection/affinity, interdependence, and mortality. Triangulating survey and IPA results demonstrate how contemplative practices such as mindfulness can help students cope with stressors associated with emerging adulthood. Integrating mindfulness practices in higher education is important for students’ transformative learning and holistic development. Further, our research suggests that contemplative education can benefit from using mixed methods (e.g., surveys and photovoice) to help students understand mindfulness and its connections with personal outcomes (e.g., learning, creativity, and well-being).

New Perspectives on the Integration of Sexual Health Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention During Emerging Adulthood

2021 ◽  
pp. 513-536
Author(s):  
Megan K. Maas ◽  
Emily A. Waterman
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Experiences ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sexual Violence Prevention

Both sexual health promotion (i.e., prevention of adverse physical outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy and promotion of sexual experiences that are emotionally, mentally, relationally, and physically positive) and sexual violence prevention (i.e., prevent ion of sexual harassment consisting of unwanted sexual teasing, joking, or sexual requests and sexual assault that consists of any unwanted sexual contact) are important public health issues for emerging adults. This chapter discusses the opportunity for integrating sexual health promotion and sexual violence prevention for emerging adults. It discusses key topic areas for integration, including bystander intervention, sexual communication, consent education, gender transformative education, and media literacy. The chapter also discusses how preventionists can use existing infrastructure for sexual health promotion and sexual violence prevention to better integrate these initiatives. Integrating these efforts will help ensure that emerging adults think holistically about their sexual experiences as a fundamental part of their well-being throughout the life span.

How is Trait Self-Compassion Used During Appearance-Related Distress by Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Positive or Negative Body Image? A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 074355842110114
Author(s):  
Veya Seekis ◽  
Graham L. Bradley ◽  
Amanda L. Duffy
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Affect Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Common Humanity ◽  
Negative Body Image ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
Self Compassion

Having a positive body image contributes to adolescents’ and emerging adults’ psychological well-being. One approach to protecting one’s body image from appearance threats involves adopting a self-compassionate perspective. This study explored how six different facets of trait self-compassion are used by late adolescents and emerging adults to cope with appearance-related distress. Following Institutional Review Board approval, in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 female and 14 male undergraduates ( Mage = 18.77 years, SD = 1.77 years) who reported either positive or negative body image and high or low self-compassion. Adopting a descriptive/confirmative approach, data were analyzed via an a priori coding system based on the six facets of self-compassion. Only one self-compassion facet, self-kindness, was reportedly used to counteract body-related distress, and only by those with a positive body image. Most participants with negative body image engaged in self-judgment, with some expressing a fear of self-kindness. Despite being acknowledged by all, the facet of common humanity was not used for appearance-related affect regulation. Participants showed limited practice of the mindfulness facet. Together, the findings show that scope remains for achieving reductions in body image distress, and corresponding gains in resilience, through self-compassion interventions.

Do self-compassion and self-coldness distinctly relate to distress and well-being? A theoretical model of self-relating.

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Brenner ◽  
David L. Vogel ◽  
Daniel G. Lannin ◽  
Kelsey E. Engel ◽  
Andrew J. Seidman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Compassion

Role of masculinity in relationships between mindfulness, self-compassion, and well-being in military veterans.

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-368
Author(s):  
Abigail E. Ramon ◽  
Linda Guthrie ◽  
Natalie K. Rochester
Keyword(s):  
Military Veterans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Compassion

Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC)

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Kristine Brown ◽  
James Sturges
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrated Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Federal Grant

With the continued influx of Mexican immigrants to the United States, especially to Southern California, health concerns and needs have increased among this population over the last several years. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) obtained a federal grant that provided resources to establish the Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC). COPC consists of comprehensive efforts to improve the overall well-being of the Angela Chanslor area within the City of Pomona in East Los Angeles. Focus areas of the project include 1) Education and Integrated Services, 2) Community Planning and Capacity Building for Neighborhood Revitalization and Safety, and 3) Job Development and Training. The focus of this paper is health promotion activities within Education and Integrated Services. The primary objective of this portion of the program was to provide residents with physical examinations and health screenings, health education, and medical and social service referrals. Topics discussed are the target community, general overview of COPC, Family Services Information and Referral Program (i.e. health promotion program within Education and Integrated Services), program impact and results, and suggestions for continued implementation and future efforts. / Con la influencia continua de inmigrantes Mexicanos a los Estados Unidos, especialmente al sur de California, ciertas necesidades con respecto a la salud han incrementado en esta poblacion en los ultimos anos. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Obtuvo ayuda Federal para establecer El Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC). El centro COPC consiste de esfuerzos conprensivos para mejorar el bienestar del area Angela Chanslor que esta ubicado en la Ciudad de Pomona en la parte Este de Los Angeles. Las partes enfocadas del proyecto incluyen, 1) Educacion y servicios Integrados, 2) Plan para la Comunidad y un Edificio de Capacitacion para la comunidad que dara revitalizacion y seguridad, 3) Y habrira trabajos y entrenamientos. El enfoque de este proyecto es de actividades en Promocion de Salud aliadas con educacion y Servicios Integrados. El objetivo principal de esta porcion del programa era de proveer a los residentes con examinaciones fisicas, educacion para la salud, y eran referidas a servicios medicos y sociales. Los topicos que son tratados son: La comunidad que sera ayudada, El enfoque general de COPC, informacion del programa para referir a servicios familiares, el impacto del programa y resultados, y sugerencias para implementar futuros esfuerzos.

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