PO307: The Role of Psychological Flexibility on College Student Academic Outcomes

  • PMD: 4,5
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 9: Health and Well-Being

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. describe how psychological inflexibility/experiential avoidance in students impacts academic outcomes as outlined in Domain 4 of the NASP Practice Model;
  2. analyze the effects of promoting psychological flexibility for students with mental and behavioral health issues;
  3. describe the importance of and need for interventions to develop psychologically flexible students; and
  4. understand how promoting psychological flexibility promotes mental and behavioral health in accordance with Domain 5 of the NASP Practice Model.

Description

This poster summarizes the results of a research project investigating the impact of psychological flexibility on course outcomes of undergraduate students enrolled in a postsecondary institution.

Presenter(s)

Danielle M. Shine, University of Tennessee
Hallie M. Coleman, University of Tennessee
Kelsey L. Freeman, University of Tennessee

Contributor(s)

Merilee McCurdy, David M. Castleman, EdS, Amber Shuster

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