Resources and References

Faculty Mental Health

As faculty and instructors, you may also experience your own challenges with mental health and wellbeing. Taking care of yourself and receiving the assistance you need is an essential component of being able to be there for your students. Please visit NC State Human Resources for more information on what mental health services are available for you. 

References

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Bamber, M. D., & Kraenzle Schneider, J. (2016). Mindfulness-based meditation to decrease stress and anxiety in college students: A narrative synthesis of the research. Educational Research Review, 18, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2015.12.004

Bergen-Cico, D., Possemato, K., & Cheon, S. (2013). Examining the efficacy of a brief mindfulness-based stress reduction (brief MBSR) program on psychological health. Journal of American College Health, 61(6), 348–360. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.813853

Bonamo, K. K., Legerski, J.-P., & Thomas, K. B. (2015). The influence of a brief mindfulness exercise on encoding of novel words in female college students. Mindfulness, 6(3), 535–544. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-014-0285-3

Bostwick, K. C. P., Collie, R. J., Martin, A. J., & Durksen, T. L. (2017). Students’ growth mindsets, goals, and academic outcomes in mathematics. Zeitschrift Für Psychologie, 225(2), 107–116. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000287

Collette, K., Armstrong, S., & Simonian Bean, C. (2018). Supporting students facing mental health challenges (CRLT Occasional Papers No. 38). University of Michigan: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. Retrieved from https://crlt.umich.edu/sites/default/files/resource_files/CRLT_No38_revised.pdf

Dvořáková, K., Kishida, M., Li, J., Elavsky, S., Broderick, P. C., Agrusti, M. R., & Greenberg, M. T. (2017). Promoting healthy transition to college through mindfulness training with first-year college students: Pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of American College Health: J of ACH, 65(4), 259–267. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2017.1278605

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Kerrigan, D., Chau, V., King, M., Holman, E., Joffe, A., & Sibinga, E. (2017). There is no performance, there is just this moment: The role of mindfulness instruction in promoting health and well-being among students at a highly-ranked university in the United States. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 22(4), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587217719787

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