Exploring the Psychological Wellbeing of Campus Recreation Participation
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College students self-rated emotional health is at an all-time low and is highly correlated with feeling depressed (Egan et al., 2014). The increase in students lack of emotional wellbeing is problematic for colleges as students with lower levels of emotional health lack a sense of belonging on campus and are less satisfied with college (Higher Education Research Institute, 2014). Thus, college students are a specific population that could benefit from increased happiness. To examine psychological wellbeing and happiness of campus recreation participants, researchers surveyed students at two universities. With college students being the focus, this research hopes to provide a better understanding of the connection between leisure and happiness in preparing students to live productive and satisfying lives. In the session, researchers will share their findings.
