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The Passive Approach: How Academically Motivated Students Approach Their Mental Health., Megan E. Mccoy
The Passive Approach: How Academically Motivated Students Approach Their Mental Health., Megan E. Mccoy
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The research utilizes qualitative interviews and focus groups to understand how academically motivated students approach their mental health. Mental health is defined as “emotional, psychological, and social well-being,” by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and is becoming a more significant concern in collegiate student populations. At Portland State University, the effects of mental health concerns on students are nearly double that of students around the U.S (Community Commons, n.d.). Academically motivated students are a group who seemingly strive for success and likely experience high levels of stress daily. The study found that students often take a passive approach …
The Effects Of Running On Arithmetic Problem Solving, Kayia C. Snyder, Nicholas Smith
The Effects Of Running On Arithmetic Problem Solving, Kayia C. Snyder, Nicholas Smith
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference
In this work, we propose to examine the effects of physical activity on academic performance as physical activity is shown to improve mood, energy levels, confidence, and memory retention. We propose to recruit a sample of 200 psychology students from Portland State University. Each student will be asked to take an arithmetic problem-solving test then asked to study the material for three weeks. Of the 200 students, 100 will be randomly assigned to a physical activity condition, in which they will be asked to run 30 minutes prior to studying, then all students will be asked to take a timed …