Emotional Well-Being of College Students in Health Courses with and without an Exercise Component

Muller, Susan M.; Dennis, Dixie; Gorrow, Teena R.

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“…Although some studies have assessed multiple domains of wellness (e.g. LaFountaine, Neisen, & Parsons, 2006;Muller, Dennis, & Gorrow, 2006), the vast majority of studies to date have focused primarily on the domain of physical wellness, and its related behaviors and outcomes such as nutrition and physical activity (e.g. Esslinger, Grimes, & Pyle, 2016;Everhart & Dimon, 2013).…”

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“…Among the findings were significant relationships between spirituality and self-reported physical health (r = .180; p < .05), and consequently, higher levels of physical activity predicted higher scores on the SS (p < .05). Muller, Dennis, and Gorrow (2006) examined differences in emotional wellness among college students enrolled in a lecture-only health-related course compared with similar curriculums that specifically integrated an exercise component. A convenience sample of 584 college students completed select subscales of the Self-Perception Profile for College Students (Neeman & Harter, 1986).…”

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Wellness Promotion Courses in University Settings: A Review of the Outcome Research

Beauchemin¹,

Gibbs²,

Granello³

2018

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Background: Improving college student wellness continues to be a challenge due to concerns related to lifestyle, unhealthy behavior, and lack of accessible supports, often resulting in poor academic performance and high drop-out rates. As a result there has been an increase in wellness-promoting academic courses across colleges and universities with the goal of helping students to establish healthy lifestyle behaviors.Aim: This article critically reviews the existing literature related to college courses designed to promote student wellness.Methods: This scoping review examines research related to courses designed to improve wellness within the college student population between the years 2000-2017 using multiple electronic databases. Results: Review findings include a lack of rigorous research designs, lack of integration of evidence-based models of wellness, challenges associated with consensus conceptualizations of wellness, fidelity, and replicability of wellness-related courses.Conclusions: Wellness as an emerging paradigm continues to gain attention in the literature, particularly related to college students. However, there is a need for more rigorous study designs, examination of mechanisms of change, and consensus related to conceptualizations of wellness and component definitions to inform wellness-promotion efforts, and ultimately support health-enhancing change within the existing lifestyle culture on college campuses.

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Section: Wellness Coursesmentioning

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Wellness Promotion Courses in University Settings: A Review of the Outcome Research

Beauchemin¹,

Gibbs²,

Granello³

2018

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“…For instance, acute bouts of exercise increase central dopamine concentrations [22], [23], [24], [25] and chronic exercise leads to sustained increases in dopamine concentrations and compensatory alterations in dopamine binding proteins in brain regions relevant to reward [26], [27], [28]. Moreover, aerobic exercise produces a host of beneficial effects, including improved self-esteem, weight control, and diminished depressive symptoms [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34].…”

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Aerobic Exercise Training Reduces Cannabis Craving and Use in Non-Treatment Seeking Cannabis-Dependent Adults

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BackgroundCannabis dependence is a significant public health problem. Because there are no approved medications for this condition, treatment must rely on behavioral approaches empirically complemented by such lifestyle change as exercise.AimsTo examine the effects of moderate aerobic exercise on cannabis craving and use in cannabis dependent adults under normal living conditions.DesignParticipants attended 10 supervised 30-min treadmill exercise sessions standardized using heart rate (HR) monitoring (60–70% HR reserve) over 2 weeks. Exercise sessions were conducted by exercise physiologists under medical oversight.ParticipantsSedentary or minimally active non-treatment seeking cannabis-dependent adults (n = 12, age 25±3 years, 8 females) met criteria for primary cannabis dependence using the Substance Abuse module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID).MeasurementsSelf-reported drug use was assessed for 1-week before, during, and 2-weeks after the study. Participants viewed visual cannabis cues before and after exercise in conjunction with assessment of subjective cannabis craving using the Marijuana Craving Questionnaire (MCQ-SF).FindingsDaily cannabis use within the run-in period was 5.9 joints per day (SD = 3.1, range 1.8–10.9). Average cannabis use levels within the exercise (2.8 joints, SD = 1.6, range 0.9–5.4) and follow-up (4.1 joints, SD = 2.5, range 1.1–9.5) periods were lower than during the run-in period (both P<.005). Average MCQ factor scores for the pre- and post-exercise craving assessments were reduced for compulsivity (P = .006), emotionality (P = .002), expectancy (P = .002), and purposefulness (P = .002).ConclusionsThe findings of this pilot study warrant larger, adequately powered controlled trials to test the efficacy of prescribed moderate aerobic exercise as a component of cannabis dependence treatment. The neurobiological mechanisms that account for these beneficial effects on cannabis use may lead to understanding of the physical and emotional underpinnings of cannabis dependence and recovery from this disorder.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT00838448]

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“…In clinical populations, participation in activity-based activities is associated with higher abstinence rates and a better prognosis in contingency management programs (Weinstock et al, 2008). Physical activity also reduces self-rated measures of anxiety and depression and increases measures of self-esteem and self-efficacy (Dunn et al, 2005; Manger and Motta, 2005; Fillipas et al, 2006; Muller et al, 2006), all of which are predictive of treatment success. Although the mechanisms by which physical activity produces these effects are not known, such findings have led investigators to propose that physical activity may facilitate recovery and be an effective intervention in substance abuse treatment programs (Smith et al, 2008; Weinstock et al, 2008).…”

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Access to a running wheel decreases cocaine-primed and cue-induced reinstatement in male and female rats

Smith

Pennock

Walker

et al. 2012

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Relapse to drug use after a period of abstinence is a persistent problem in the treatment of cocaine dependence. Physical activity decreases cocaine self-administration in laboratory animals and is associated with a positive prognosis in human substance-abusing populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of long-term access to a running wheel on drug-primed and cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior in male and female rats. Methods Long-Evans rats were obtained at weaning and assigned to sedentary (no wheel) and exercising (access to wheel) groups for the duration of the study. After 6 weeks, rats were implanted with intravenous catheters and trained to self-administer cocaine for 14 days. After training, saline was substituted for cocaine and responding was allowed to extinguish, after which cocaine-primed reinstatement was examined in both groups. Following this test, cocaine self-administration was re-established in both groups for a 5-day period. Next, a second period of abstinence occurred in which both cocaine and the cocaine-associated cues were withheld. After 5 days of abstinence, cue-induced reinstatement was examined in both groups. Results Sedentary and exercising rats exhibited similar levels of cocaine self-administration, but exercising rats responded less than sedentary rats during extinction. In tests of cocaine-primed and cue-induced reinstatement, exercising rats responded less than sedentary rats, and this effect was apparent in both males and females. Conclusions These data indicate that long-term access to a running wheel decreases drug-primed and cue-induced reinstatement, and that physical activity may be effective at preventing relapse in substance-abusing populations.

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Emotional Well-Being of College Students in Health Courses with and without an Exercise Component

Cited by 13 publications

References 27 publications

Wellness Promotion Courses in University Settings: A Review of the Outcome Research

Wellness Promotion Courses in University Settings: A Review of the Outcome Research

Aerobic Exercise Training Reduces Cannabis Craving and Use in Non-Treatment Seeking Cannabis-Dependent Adults

Access to a running wheel decreases cocaine-primed and cue-induced reinstatement in male and female rats

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