Pinkston_Kelly_MED_2023

Title Pinkston_Kelly_MED_2023
Alternative Title Development of Curriculum for Instruction of Practices That Promote Positive Mental Health in High School Students Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
Creator Pinkston, Kelly
Collection Name Master of Education
Description The following Master of Education thesis addresses solutions to help students through the effects of the disruptions and emotional distress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abstract Adolescents need interventions and supports to guide them through the effects of the disruptions and emotional distress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. One potential solution is to offer an in-school curriculum to students that instructs and supports applied experience in specific practices which will help them to increase their feelings of well-being. Previous research found that participants with short-term exposure to explicit instruction experienced the benefits of reduced feelings of hopelessness, depression, and anxiety (Schleider et al., 2022). Participants also reported an increase in positive feelings including perceived agency. Guided practice focusing on mindfulness exercises showed an increase in feelings of resilience, mindfulness, and group sessions fostered a feeling of connection with others (Cunningham et al., 2021; Flett et al., 2019; McMahon et al., 2022; Zollars et al., 2019). Mindfulness exercises decreased feelings of depression, anxiety, and stress. Stay home orders and the suspension of sporting activities lead to an interruption in routines pertaining to physical activity. Adolescents forced to forgo their usual activities, experienced an increase in weight gain, unhealthy physical habits, and a decrease in well being (Ray et al., 2022). Adolescents could benefit from a structured curriculum that focuses on healthy habits that were inaccessible during the pandemic which may continue to impact students' mental health.
Subject COVID-19 (Disease); Stress management; Curriculum planning
Keywords COVID-19; students; education; stress; educational curriculum
Digital Publisher Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Date 2023
Medium Theses
Type Text
Access Extent 86 page pdf; 4 KB
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University
OCR Text Show
Format application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s6e7yaay
Setname wsu_smt
ID 114156
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6e7yaay