Wellness Among Undergraduate Students on Academic Probation: Implications for College Counselors

Abstract

This study examined levels of wellness among 403 undergraduate students on academic probation. Total wellness, 5 secondary categories of wellness, and 17 third-level categories of wellness are reported within this article. In addition, this study offers norm-group comparisons and demographic influences of wellness in regard to undergraduate students on academic probation. The results indicate that individuals on academic probation achieved higher levels of wellness in several areas of wellness than did the norm-group population.

A Quantitative Study of Factors Predicting High-Achieving Engineering Students’ Progress towards Desired Educational Outcomes

“…Moreover, others have suggested that students' background and demographics may influence their learning experience. For example, studies show married students are more likely to persist to graduation and have better wellness than unmarried [17]- [19]. Others have found that the educational outcomes of married students are usually better than unmarried ones.…”