Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to understand the relationship between
a student's status as an undergraduate or graduate and their mental
health as measured by flourishing, a combination of emotional,
psychological, and social well-being. Methods: Assessment data
consisting of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) and a
demographic questionnaire for 273 Emory University students was
collected by the Emory's Office of Health Promotion and
de-identified for this cross-sectional study. Results: Logistic
regression was used to demonstrate that graduate students are more
than 1.5x as likely as undergraduate students to be flourishing (OR
= 1.86, 95% CI 1.10, 3.15). Two significant logistic regression
models were developed to show the relationship between an
individual's school status and their flourishing status: 1)
includes the potential confounders: race, gender, sexual
orientation, financial status, and international student status; 2)
is a parsimonious model that includes only the exposure of school
status. Consistent with prior research, there were significant
differences between the graduate students and the undergraduate
students in terms of race (p = .03) and financial status (p <
.0001). Age was considered a potential confounder in the a priori
criteria, but it was determined to be collinear with school status
and, thus, excluded from the model. Conclusions: This study shows
that an association exists between whether or not an individual is
flourishing and his/her school status. These findings may be
representative of the relationship between school status and age,
as age is known to affect flourishing, rather than school status
serving as a proxy for educational attainment. Future research
should use this study as a guide to expand the research toward
looking at individual schools to see if this association is
consistent. The results also allow for the development and
implementation of more targeted programs like Flourish Emory, which
can be evaluated for effects on individual flourishing status. Word
Count: 304
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter I. Background Information and Literature
Review...1 Chapter II. Manuscript... 7 A. Title, Author,
Abstract...7 B. Introduction ..8 C. Methods... 10 D. Results... 14
E. Discussion... 16 F. References... 20 G. Tables... 22 H.
Figures... 24 Chapter III. Future Directions and Public Health
Implications... 26 Appendices A. Office of Health Promotion
Assessment... 29 B. Additional Tables and Figures... 33
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