1. Implications for academic libraries and the libraries they serve Integrated Wellness 2. How Are you? In 3 words or less Online PollEv.com/acrlwellness Text acrlwellness to 37607 Tweet @BNTdynomite #acrlwellness 3. What is Wellness? Bethany Tschaepe 4. Six Dimensions of Wellness Six Dimensions of Wellness Model (1976) Bill Hettler, M.D. 5. Occupational 6. Physical 7. Social 8. Intellectual Photo courtesy of aboutmodafinil.com 9. Spiritual Image courtesy of Aia Fernandez, https://flic.kr/p/o2myW8 10. Emotional 11. Wellness in the World According to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Workplace Wellness Trends 2015 Survey Results: Most common wellness initiatives have focused on the physical dimension of wellness. Current emerging trends expand to the other dimensions Future plans to include: wellness communication, wellness gamification, financial education, professional and personal growth opportunities and community engagement opportunities. 12. Wellness in Libraries Librarians are able to use the Wellness Wheel as a framework to deliberately create an environment for holistic student development and growth using the librarys existing spaces and resources A Wellness Wheel Approach to Developing the Library as an Integrative Learning Commons. Hinchliffe and Wong, 2010 13. Wellness in Libraries Study Breaks during finals: chair massages, snacks and beverages, therapy animals, etc. Cross campus collaborations. Formation of library wellness committees. Support for professional development. Promotion of resources for student groups. Fitness and professional development release time from work. 14. Our survey results and interpretation How academic librarians view wellness 15. Six Dimensions of Wellness 16. The rationale for this research 17. What we want to find out Self Workplace Users 18. Basic Information Distribution Number of respondents : 1098 19. At which type of institution do you work? # Answer Bar Response % 1 2-year academic 126 11.48% 2 4-year academic 819 74.59% 3 Other academic 151 13.75% 4 Non-academic 2 0.18% Total 1098 100.00% 20. What is your gender? # Answer Bar Response % 1 Male 128 13.21% 2 Female 841 86.79% Total 969 100.00% 21. What is your age? # Answer Bar Response % 1 25 and under 34 3.51% 2 26 - 35 317 32.71% 3 36 - 45 235 24.25% 4 46 - 55 180 18.58% 5 56 and over 203 20.95% Total 969 100.00% 22. What is your current position? # Answer Bar Response % 1 Adminstration 151 15.50% 2 Professional Librarian 697 71.56% 3 Support Staff 96 9.86% 4 Student Employee 11 1.13% 5 Other 19 1.95% Total 974 100.00% 23. How many full-time library employees work in the library building where you work? If you are not certain, please estimate. # Answer Bar Response % 1 0-5 152 15.57% 2 6-15 236 24.18% 3 16-30 212 21.72% 4 31-60 164 16.80% 5 61 or more 212 21.72% Total 976 100.00% 24. How long have you worked in libraries? # Answer Bar Response % 1 Less than 1 year 28 2.88% 2 1 - 5 years 254 26.13% 3 6 - 10 years 207 21.30% 4 11 - 15 years 136 13.99% 5 More than 15 years 347 35.70% Total 972 100.00% 25. Self 26. How would you characterize yourself? # Answer Bar Response % 1 Very Pessimistic 8 0.74% 2 Somewhat Pessimitic 180 16.59% 3 Very Optimistic 199 18.34% 4 Neither Pessimistic nor Optimisitc 154 14.19% 5 Somewhat Optimistic 544 50.14% Total 1085 100.00% 27. In a typical week, how many hours do you spend on work? # Answer Bar Response % 1 0-20 24 2.22% 2 21-30 52 4.80% 3 31-40 433 39.98% 4 41-50 496 45.80% 5 51-60 61 5.63% 6 61 and more 17 1.57% Total 1083 100.00% 28. In the last 6 months, how often did you feel overwhelmed? # Answer Bar Response % 1 Never 13 1.20% 2 Rarely 129 11.93% 3 Sometimes 524 48.47% 4 Frequently 370 34.23% 5 Always 45 4.16% Total 1081 100.00% 29. What typically overwhelms you? Please rank by arranging the following options (1 being the most overwhelming) # Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 Responses Mean 1 Health 75 165 229 280 232 22 1003 3.49 2 Family 127 246 235 196 178 21 1003 3.11 3 Work 455 212 160 118 53 5 1003 2.12 4 Life fulfillment 121 158 185 249 272 18 1003 3.45 5 Finance 196 206 183 143 256 19 1003 3.11 6 Other 29 16 11 17 12 918 1003 5.71 Total 1003 1003 1003 1003 1003 1003 - - 30. When I feel overwhelmed. I tend to (check all that apply) # Answer Bar Response % 1 Exercise more 179 17.29% 2 Eat more 506 48.89% 3 Consume more caffeine than usual 397 38.36% 4 Meditate 94 9.08% 5 Sleep more 310 29.95% 6 Sleep less 416 40.19% 7 Exercise less 304 29.37% 8 Drink more alcohol than usual 232 22.42% 9 Spend compulsively 160 15.46% 10 Smoke more 23 2.22% 11 Talk it out 285 27.54% 12 Eat less 74 7.15% 13 Eat healthier 35 3.38% 14 Eat less healthy 418 40.39% 15 Pray 211 20.39% 16 Socialize with others 75 7.25% 17 Avoid social interactions 491 47.44% 18 Other 108 10.43% 19 Listen to music 240 23.19% 20 Watch TV/Movies 460 44.44% 21 Work more 244 23.57% 22 Work less 125 12.08% 31. How important are these activities to you? # Question Not very importa nt Somewh at importa nt Moderate ly importan t Importa nt Very importa nt Respon se Avera ge Value 1 Eating Healthy 8 66 147 421 382 1024 5.08 2 Exercising regularly 39 115 239 306 324 1023 4.74 3 Pursuing continuing education for my career (e.g. workshops, classes, etc) 53 183 275 352 161 1024 4.38 4 Giving (e.g. contribute to the common welfare of our community, live in harmony with others; donating time, money, talent; practicing kindness) 48 163 298 331 184 1024 4.43 5 Living consistently with my values and beliefs 11 56 127 366 464 1024 5.19 6 Being Optimistic 46 111 269 411 184 1021 4.56 7 Challenging my mind with intellectual and creative pursuit 10 45 147 408 413 1023 5.14 32. How frequently do you engage in these activities? # Question No t at all Ver y littl e Somewh at Quit e a bit A gre at dea l Respon se Avera ge Value 1 Eating Healthy 4 48 310 405 243 1010 3.83 2 Exercising regularly 51 218 318 247 175 1009 3.27 3 Pursuing continuing education for my career (e.g. workshops, classes, etc.) 24 146 461 295 83 1009 3.26 4 Giving (e.g. contribute to the common welfare of our community, live in harmony with others; donating time, money, talent; practicing kindness) 39 200 409 263 97 1008 3.18 5 Living consistently with my values and beliefs 3 26 234 469 277 1009 3.98 6 Being optimisitc 17 113 378 386 114 1008 3.46 7 Challenging my mind with intellectual and creative pursuits 7 49 341 400 212 1009 3.75 33. Workplace 34. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding your workplace # Question Strongly Disagree Disagr ee Neither Agree nor Disagree Agr ee Strong ly Agree Respon se Avera ge Value 1 My workplace promotes work/life balance 63 191 212 436 109 1011 3.33 2 I feel supportive in my work environment 50 132 222 469 134 1007 3.50 3 I have a sense of accomplishment in my position 35 95 170 528 181 1009 3.72 4 I feel empowered to make a positive impact in my work environment 56 149 190 442 174 1011 3.52 5 I am hopeful of the future direction of my workplace 86 180 234 387 124 1011 3.28 35. Does your workplace offer any wellness programs for employees? # Answer Bar Respon se % 1 Yes, both my library and my institution offer wellness programs for employees 105 10.42 % 2 Yes, only my institution offers wellness programs for employees 745 73.91 % 3 Yes, only my library offers wellness programs for employees 5 0.50% 4 No, neither my library nor my institution offer wellness programs for employees 153 15.18 % Total 1008 100.00 % 36. What type of wellness program does your library offer for employees? 37. What type of wellness program does your institution offer for employees? 38. What type of wellness program would you personally be interested in? Yoga Walking, exercise, fitness free use of campus rec Nutrition, cooking, weight loss Meditation Stress reduction Not interested to do that at work. Feels intrusive. No time to participate Not sure what is useful 39. Users 40. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements. # Question Strongly Disagre e Disagr ee Neither Agree nor Disagree Agr ee Strong ly Agree Respon se Avera ge Value 1 My library should provide services to improve our users' wellness 36 152 410 309 70 977 3.23 2 My library should provide space to improve our users' wellness 45 173 358 336 64 976 3.21 3 Improving our users' wellness will improve their academic performance. 3 15 136 607 215 976 4.04 4 Students often seem stressed in the library 8 105 287 460 115 975 3.58 5 My library partners with other campus organizations to improve the wellness of our users. 133 350 242 195 56 976 2.68 6 My library promotes our wellness resources to our users 118 353 294 172 39 976 2.65 41. Discussion and Questions