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Testing the Impact of Counseling over Time on Non-Urgent Undergraduate Life Satisfaction

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  • Gary Blau
  • John DiMino
  • Iris Abreu
  • Kayla LeLeux-LaBarge

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Data for non-urgent undergraduate clients at a University Counseling Center (UCC) were collected using on-line surveys over three time-periods. Despite the expected diminishing number of participants over time, within-time correlations generally showed that level of mental distress and mental health concerns were negatively related to life satisfaction, while self-esteem was positively related. Using a smaller sample of matched-over-three time-periods clients, levels of mental distress and mental health concerns significantly declined, while life satisfaction significantly increased. The strongest changes for this complete data sample were found from Time 1 to Time 3 for reduced mental health concerns and increased life satisfaction. These findings reinforce that additional counseling sessions for undergraduates may be beneficial, and that spreading these sessions out may also be useful. Scientifically demonstrating to higher-level University administration that a UCC can help undergraduates in distress should ideally help the UCC to increase its allocation of university-based resources.

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  • Gary Blau & John DiMino & Iris Abreu & Kayla LeLeux-LaBarge, 2017. "Testing the Impact of Counseling over Time on Non-Urgent Undergraduate Life Satisfaction," Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 7(2), pages 1-59, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jedpjl:v:7:y:2017:i:2:p:59
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