A Mixed-Methodological Evaluation of a Subjective Well-Being Intervention Program With Elementary-Age Students |
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| Authors: | A. Stephen Lenz Jennifer Gerlach Julia Dell’Aquila Danielle Pester |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi;2. Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Now at School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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| Abstract: | An embedded mixed-methods design was implemented with 34 elementary-age students (mean age = 10.15 years, SD = 0.65) to evaluate salient experiences and improvements in protective factors and life satisfaction associated with a subjective well-being intervention program (SWIP). Analyses resulted in a model of participant experiences in which thematic experiences with SWIP participation (improved emotional expression, enhanced self-discovery, and increased empathy) promoted the emergence of protective factors (self-concept and self-confidence) that contributed to life satisfaction. |
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| Keywords: | embedded mixed-method design positive psychology strengths-based intervention subjective well-being protective factors |
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