Improving psychological well-being among undergraduates: How creativity can contribute?

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess levels of psy-chological well-being among undergraduates and to suggest how creativity can contribute to the enhancement of the psychological well-being. A total of 1965 university undergraduate students participated in this cross-sectional survey study. Responses from the Flourishing Scale was used to assess the levels of psychologi-cal well-being. Results showed that 256 undergraduates fall into the low and moderate low levels with majority of them are from the first year cohort. We discuss three methods, namely, open-ended projects, brainstorming sessions, and visualization that can be incorporated into the teaching and learning that can enhance creativity.