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Languishing: Do university students with better mental health literacy fare better?
Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, Vol.8(1), pp.187-196
2025
Abstract
The term “languishing” gained widespread recognition and appeal during the COVID-19 pandemic as it succinctly captured the pervasive sense of stagnation, disconnection, and emotional depletion experienced by many individuals amidst prolonged uncertainty and isolation. While existing research on the topic of languishing during COVID-19 has largely focused on people’s mental health states in different populations and across different time periods, this paper elucidates if mental health literacy protects against languishing in higher education students—where languishing is reportedly most prevalent. In this study, we employed a correlational design and recruited participants from a university in Australia (N = 149). Our results indicated that mental health literacy did not predict languishing. With the COVID-19 pandemic underscoring the significance of mental health, our work contributes to the increasing emphasis on safeguarding and potentially enhancing mental well-being within both public and policy discourse.
Details
- Title
- Languishing: Do university students with better mental health literacy fare better?
- Authors/Creators
- Amy J. Lim - Murdoch University, School of PsychologyRhiannon Humble - Discipline of Psychology, Murdoch University, AustraliaXin Di Ng - Discipline of Psychology, Murdoch University, AustraliaAshvini Durai - Discipline of Psychology, Murdoch University, Australia
- Publication Details
- Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, Vol.8(1), pp.187-196
- Publisher
- Kaplan Business School Australia
- Identifiers
- 991005788077807891
- Copyright
- © 2025 Kaplan Business School Australia
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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