Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi1, Kaveh Dehghan2, Stacy Chou2, Shanelle Bailey3, Kyla Baron3, Shervin Assari2, Robert Marzio4, Senait Teklehaimanot2, Dulcie Kermah2, Richard W Lindstrom4, Anaheed Shirazi5, Diana Lopez2,6, Mohsen Bazargan6,7. 1. Department Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science & David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. 2. College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA. 3. College of Health and Sciences, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA. 4. Department Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA. 5. Department of Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. 6. David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. 7. Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles, California, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To (1) describe the level of hope, optimism, and gratitude in a sample of minority health professional college students. (2) To examine the association between hope, optimism, and gratitude with wellbeing domains. Participants: One hundred and thirty-two (n = 132) college students from the Nursing, Medicine, and Allied Health programs. Methods: Cross-sectional survey study assessed wellbeing across the five domains of positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment. Results: Mean and Standard Deviation on hope, optimism, and gratitude were 50.2 ± 5.6; 21.7 ± 4.34; and 36.3 ± 5.35, respectively. Hope, optimism, and gratitude were positively associated with domains of wellbeing, controlling for gender and age. Conclusion: Students maintained a positive outlook in life. Hopeful, op6timistic, and grateful students experienced positive emotion, were more engaged in their daily activities, had more supportive relationships, had a better sense of direction in life, and more often accomplished their goals. Interpretations and future directions are discussed.
OBJECTIVES: To (1) describe the level of hope, optimism, and gratitude in a sample of minority health professional college students. (2) To examine the association between hope, optimism, and gratitude with wellbeing domains. Participants: One hundred and thirty-two (n = 132) college students from the Nursing, Medicine, and Allied Health programs. Methods: Cross-sectional survey study assessed wellbeing across the five domains of positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment. Results: Mean and Standard Deviation on hope, optimism, and gratitude were 50.2 ± 5.6; 21.7 ± 4.34; and 36.3 ± 5.35, respectively. Hope, optimism, and gratitude were positively associated with domains of wellbeing, controlling for gender and age. Conclusion: Students maintained a positive outlook in life. Hopeful, op6timistic, and grateful students experienced positive emotion, were more engaged in their daily activities, had more supportive relationships, had a better sense of direction in life, and more often accomplished their goals. Interpretations and future directions are discussed.
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Ethnic minority college students; gratitude; hope; optimism; wellbeing