The first presentation titled “Reimaging wellness and identity development” shared preliminary findings from ongoing research and theory building. Reimaging wellness and identity development is focused on generating a new model of wellness that includes identity development as part of the model.
The second presentation titled “Bolstering social self-efficacy to mitigate insecure attachment and reduce loneliness in college students” shared the results of a study conducted at the University that examined social self-efficacy as a mediator for insecure attachment and loneliness, as well as discussed strategies for enhancing social self-efficacy on college campuses to mitigate loneliness and enhance retention.