Abstract
University students need to find a balance between their physical, mental, social, and emotional state to do well in their academics. Student’s well-being should be one of the top priorities for any academic institute. The present study employed a sequential mixed methods approach to provide insights into students’ perceptions of well-being and academic workload. An online survey (n = 385) was conducted in the first phase, followed by collection of qualitative data through course assignments (n = 119) in the second phase for in-depth information. The findings showed that the students are not satisfied with college life, particularly in terms of academic workload as well as basic facilities and services. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that students have issues coping with negative emotions, which is likely to impact their overall well-being and health. Therefore, it is crucial that the colleges implement strategic interventions to address these issues. Keywords: College student, well-being, academic workload, social life, basic services, personality.
Highlights
The findings are presented in terms of the following preidentified themes from the survey instrument measuring various aspect of college life: social aspects of college life, college facilities and basic services, academic aspects of the college, student well-being, negative coping style, personality, and support system
The thesis statements of 119 assignments demonstrated that 90% of the students agreed that academic workloads do impact their well-being and academic performance while only 10% disagreed
The current study examined the college students’ perceptions of academic workload and well-being
Summary
There has been a growing interest over the last few decades in trying to understand the well-being of university students and their academic performance (Agolla and Ongori, 2009; Ansari and Stock, 2010; Balikis and Duru, 2017; Bordbar et al, 2011; Borgonovi and Pál, 2016; Dahlin et al, 2010; Gerrard et al, 2017; Kember and Leung, 2006; Leontopoulou and Triliva, 2012). The state of being well is subjective, researches have shown that this has been positively correlated to the mental health and behavioural issues of the university students (Baik et al, 2019; Jones et al, 2021; Leontopoulou and Triliva, 2012; Schuelka et al, 2021) and that it negatively impacts their academic performance (Ansari and Stock, 2010). The student well-being in this study refers to being satisfied with both the social and academic aspects of the college life
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