Group coaching for wellbeing in a community context
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description: Wellbeing has increasingly become a topic of great significance and interest to individuals, organisations, and society in general. Research has shown the links between wellbeing, physical and mental health, productivity, and its positive impact on communities. There is wide evidence to support the economic and social case for wellbeing, but its importance goes beyond measurable and hard outcomes. Wellbeing matters because people matter, and they do feel better when they have good levels of wellbeing. Recognising the benefits of wellbeing, there has been a renewed interest, from a social policy and public health perspective, in developing interventions to support people in improving their levels of wellbeing. Coaching is well-placed to be such an intervention, and group coaching, in particular, may offer a solution that is cost- effective and can reach larger numbers of people, whilst strengthening the fabric of communities and society. To explore the potential of coaching within the context described above, this multimethod investigation of group coaching with two community-based groups has been designed to explore how group coaching for wellbeing can foster the wellbeing of individuals. A multi-methods methodology, informed by principles of action research, has been chosen because it is best suited to explore real-life issues with engagement from participants and a pragmatic output aimed at improving practice. As such, the BeWell Group Coaching for Wellbeing Model was developed based on theoretical underpinnings as well as available empirical studies. The model was implemented, and data was collected using semi-structured interviews, focus groups, the researcher’s diary and a wellbeing scale that was applied before and after the group coaching intervention. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. The BeWell Group Coaching for Wellbeing Model developed for this study included three pillars – Be, Relate and Act – based mostly, but not exclusively, on psycholo…
abstract: Wellbeing has increasingly become a topic of great significance and interest to individuals, organisations, and society in general. Research has shown the links between wellbeing, physical and mental health, productivity, and its positive impact on communities. There is wide evidence to support the economic and social case for wellbeing, but its importance goes beyond measurable and hard outcomes. Wellbeing matters because people matter, and they do feel better when they have good levels of wellbeing. Recognising the benefits of wellbeing, there has been a renewed interest, from a social policy and public health perspective, in developing interventions to support people in improving their levels of wellbeing. Coaching is well-placed to be such an intervention, and group coaching, in particular, may offer a solution that is cost- effective and can reach larger numbers of people, whilst strengthening the fabric of communities and society. To explore the potential of coaching within the context described above, this multimethod investigation of group coaching with two community-based groups has been designed to explore how group coaching for wellbeing can foster the wellbeing of individuals. A multi-methods methodology, informed by principles of action research, has been chosen because it is best suited to explore real-life issues with engagement from participants and a pragmatic output aimed at improving practice. As such, the BeWell Group Coaching for Wellbeing Model was developed based on theoretical underpinnings as well as available empirical studies. The model was implemented, and data was collected using semi-structured interviews, focus groups, the researcher’s diary and a wellbeing scale that was applied before and after the group coaching intervention. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. The BeWell Group Coaching for Wellbeing Model developed for this study included three pillars – Be, Relate and Act – based mostly, but not exclusively, on psycholo…
author: Nacif, Ana Paula
language: en
date published: 2020
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:41:56Z
provider: Oxford Brookes University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Oxford Brookes University

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value: 10.24384/b0x3-1b48