Impact of the Be Well Plan on university students' wellbeing and mental health

INTERVENTION: The Be Well Plan is a 5‐session program that helps individuals to identify and master easy‐to‐use evidence‐based skills to build mental health and wellbeing. The 5 sessions focus on: 1. Getting on the same page: Participants explore the reasons for participating in the program, their personal drivers and acquire basic knowledge on mental health and its malleability. They explore the evidence for different psychological interventions and start creating their first Be Well Plan. 2. Using your mental health profile: Participants reflect on week 1. They get introduced to the concept of self‐compassion (as opposed to self‐criticism) and how it can be used to learn from failure and shape our thinking patterns. They practice a self‐compassion activity. They subsequently pick another activity from the activity bank to add to their Be Well Plan and will set new goals for the week. 3. Your resources and challenges: Participants reflect on week 2. They work with (and are reminded of) existing resources to their own mental health via two practical activities. They are introduced to a second activity finder that maps evidence‐based activities to each of the challenges and resources. They pick a new activity from the activity bank to add to the Be Well Plan. 4. Stress, coping and resilience: Participants reflect on week 3. This session focuses on stressful times and effective ways to cope (e.g., avoidance‐focused coping versus more helpful ways, e.g. problem‐focused coping). They are asked to identify social support for when times get tough and are reminded of various professional services. 5. Future‐proofing your Be Well Plan: Participants reflect on the past 4 weeks. Participants will build their final Be Well Plan, which aims to summarise key learnings from the prev CONDITION: Mental Health ‐ Other mental health disorders Mental Health ‐ Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour Psychological distress; ; Psychological distress PRIMARY OUTCOME: Anxiety severity as measured using the GAD‐7[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Depression severity as measured using the PHQ‐9[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Level of mental wellbeing as measured using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well‐Being Scale[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] INCLUSION CRITERIA: Any student from Flinders University SECONDARY OUTCOME: Level of cognitive flexibility as measured using the Cognitive Flexibility Scale[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Level of intolerance of uncertainty as measured using the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Level of life satisfaction using the Satisfaction with Life Scale[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Level of resilience as measured using the Connor‐Davidson Resilience Scale[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of programm] Level of self‐care assessed using study‐specific self‐care questions[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Level of self‐efficacy as measured using the General Self‐efficacy Scale[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Level of sense of control as measured using the Sense of Control Measure[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program] Response to pandemic related study‐specific questions[Pre‐intervention and post‐completion of program]