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Rodrigo Rojas-Andrade; Samuel Aranguren Zurita; Gabriel Prosser Bravo – School Mental Health, 2024
Despite the fundamental role of teachers in School Mental Health Systems, their work has been under-recognized and under-supported. Moreover, few studies on this role have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries. This study explores and describes the mental health actions undertaken by teachers in schools and categorizes them using…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Teacher Role, Foreign Countries, Teaching Experience
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J-F; T. Dowden; D. Pullen; P. M. Opoku; P. Garate – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Mental health and well-being among high-performing male and female engineering students were investigated to account for variance. A self-report survey was used to assess mental health and well-being, and the results of the end-of-year evaluation were used to measure academic accomplishment. This study was unique in that it created the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Gender Differences, Mental Health
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Luisa Losada-Puente; Raúl Fraguela-Vale; Alejandra Facal – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
The aim was to explore the literature for instruments that assess school well-being, identifying their design features and construct appropriateness. A systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020, and the PICO strategy to formulate the research questions. Fifty-two…
Descriptors: Well Being, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Measurement Techniques
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Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Van der Graaff, Jolien; Workman, Katey; Carlo, Gustavo; Branje, Susan; Carrizales, Alexia; Gerbino, Maria; Gülseven, Zehra; Hawk, Skyler T.; Luengo Kanacri, Paula; Mesurado, Belén; Samper-García, Paula; Shen, Yuh-Ling; Taylor, Laura K.; Trach, Jessica; van Zalk, Maarten H. W.; Žukauskiene, Rita – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
Evidence suggests an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, particularly among emerging adults. However, theories on altruism born of suffering or adversarial growth suggest that we might also see prosocial behavior as a function of the pandemic, which may protect against mental health challenges. Because cultural values are central in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Mental Health, Prosocial Behavior, Cultural Influences
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Álvarez-Aguado, Izaskun; Vega Córdova, Vanessa; Farhang, Maryam; González Carrasco, Félix; Espinosa Parra, Felipe; Spencer González, Herbert; Aguado, Leyre Álvarez – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: The number of people with intellectual disabilities and associated mental illness has increased considerably in recent years. This population presents greater obstacles than their peers without mental health problems in accessing education, leisure, and health services. This, conditions their quality of life (QoL) and makes them one of…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Mental Health
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González-Tapia, Grimanessa; Lazzaro-Salazar, Mariana; Mundaca, Enrique A. – SAGE Open, 2022
Scholarly endeavors in psychology, environmental, and geographies of health research have shown that the exposure to natural spaces influences children's wellbeing. However, little is known regarding the experiences that influence children's feelings of wellbeing for those who live in natural environments. This study investigates the perceptions…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Well Being, Outdoor Education, Intervention
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Lavados-Romo, Pamela; Andrade-Mayorga, Omar; Morales, Gladys; Muñoz, Sergio; Balboa-Castillo, Teresa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To determine the association between screen time and physical activity with quality of life among Chilean university students. Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted on 726 first-year university students who replied three questionnaires: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale, and the International…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, College Freshmen, Physical Activity Level, Life Style
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Santa-Cruz, Catalina; Espinoza, Victoria; Donoso, Javiera; Rosas, Ricardo; Badillo, Dominic – School Psychology, 2022
This study investigated the repercussions of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the subsequent quarantine on the emotional well-being of children in their initial years of formal schooling, with particular emphasis on children with special educational needs (SEN) and children from high and low socioeconomic statuses (SES). This longitudinal study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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Katia Sandoval-Rodríguez; María Leonor Conejeros-Solar – Gifted and Talented International, 2024
This study analyzed the trajectories of five twice-exceptional students during their first year of higher education. The aim was to identify the personal and contextual barriers they faced and the enabling factors available to them. Based on a qualitative approach and a multiple-case design, narrative interviews were conducted with the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Barriers, Self Concept
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Lacomba-Trejo, Laura; Schoeps, Konstanze; Valero-Moreno, Selene; del Rosario, Constanza; Montoya-Castilla, Inmaculada – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: As a result of national lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, teachers were forced to suspend their classes and replace them with online teaching and home schooling. Additional stressors such as competing family responsibility have increased their worries and mental health problems. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Response
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Funk, Robert L. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic brings to the fore strengths and weaknesses in many public policies, including higher education. There are at least three separate but related areas where institutions of higher learning have been stressed by COVID-19: financing, issues related to the logistics of learning, and inequality. These problems are especially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Sweileh, Waleed M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Unhealthy lifestyle habits developed during university years could continue into adulthood. Purpose: To analyze and map worldwide publications on physical activity among university students. Method: A pre-validated search strategy was used to find relevant articles in the Scopus database. The study period represented three decades…
Descriptors: Life Style, College Students, Physical Activity Level, Journal Articles
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Perez-Dominguez, Francisco; Polanco-Ilabaca, Francisca; Pinto-Toledo, Fernanda; Michaeli, Daniel; Achiardi, Jadi; Santana, Valeria; Urnelli, Chiara; Sawaguchi, Yoshihiro; Rodríguez, Perla; Maldonado, Mónica; Raffeeq, Zaheer; de Araujo Madeiros, Otavio; Rebolledo, Cristián – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
The global pandemic caused by coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) disrupted both public and private life for many. Concerning medical students, practical teaching and classrooms were substituted with a virtual curriculum. However, how this new academic environment has affected students' health and lifestyles has yet to be studied. In this study,…
Descriptors: Life Style, Health Behavior, Medical Students, COVID-19
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Canenguez, Katia M.; Farley, Alyssa M.; Squicciarini, Ana María; Dutta, Anamika; Simonsohn, Ariela; Holcomb, Juliana M.; Peña, Felipe; Leiva, Loreto; Benheim, Talia S.; Guzmán, Javier; Jellinek, Michael; Murphy, J. Michael – School Mental Health, 2023
Background: Chile's national school-based mental health program, "Skills for Life" (SFL), has demonstrated effectiveness in improving behavioral and academic outcomes in first- through third-grade students. The current study assessed the feasibility and outcomes of SFL's program for sixth- through eighth-grade students. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement