Reflection and mental health. Experimental evidence from Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Bhan, Prateek Chandra; Vornberger, Judith; Wen, Jinglin
Titel	Reflection and mental health. Experimental evidence from Germany.
Quelle	Konstanz: KOPS Universität Konstanz (2024), ca. 48 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (4) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Working paper series / Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality". 38 (August 2024)
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.48787/kops/352-2-1f340fv8qyhhu1
URN	urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-2-1f340fv8qyhhu1
Schlagwörter	Bewältigung; Experiment; Stress; Mental Health; Student; Deutschland
Abstract	Despite increasing mental health problems and an existing care gap among university students, cost-effective solutions to bridge this gap are still lacking. Using a reflection intervention, we conduct a randomized controlled trial with undergraduate students in Germany. As part of a thought experiment, the treatment group reflected for ten minutes on questions related to stressors and their remedies. Combining survey and administrative data we find a significant improvement in students' mindful behavior, mental health and well-being as well as perseverance in performance. Our results show the self-empowering potential of a low-cost soft-touch intervention in students to aid their mindful behavior, mental health and well-being as well as performance and thus demonstrate one way universities as institutions can provide support.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2025/1