This summer short course draws on a variety of empirical methods with careful consideration of measurement issues to provide attendees with a systematic and rigorous overview of the relationship between positive emotional well-being and physical health.
Course Objectives
Course Aims
​​Through their involvement with the course, participants have gained concrete skills in the different ways of measuring well-being and evaluating linkages between emotional well-being and physical health. In addition, they gained knowledge related to the social and biological processes that are relevant to the linkages between social, psychological, and physical health. At the end of the course week, participants received certificates of completion signed by the course leaders.
The short course aimed to achieve the following objectives:
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To provide up-to-date, state-of-the-art knowledge on the linkages between emotional well-being and physical health outcomes
To teach skills to critically evaluate research in this field
To develop participants’ research skills and their ability to identify appropriate epidemiological and other research methods that can be used to study emotional well-being and physical health outcomes
To build a network of scholars who will lead the next generation of research in this area
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Student Testimonials
Dr. Säde Stenlund, 2023 Course Participant:
Dr. Yoobin Park, 2023 Course Participant:
"As someone with a background in social psychology, I joined the course hoping to learn more about how exactly emotional well-being is related to physical health. Overall, what truly surprised me, and what I appreciated the most, was the diversity of perspectives offered in this course. In each lecture, speakers from various disciplines who take different theoretical and methodological approaches shared their own views on studying well-being and health, fueling insightful discussions. The breadth of topics covered throughout the course, from measurement issues to interventions and policy implications, was impressive. This course also provided great networking opportunities. I really enjoyed talking to the speakers and other attendees and discussing potentials for future collaborations. Overall, the course exceeded my expectations in many ways and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in this field."