Well-being Of Undergraduate Students Research Articles

Developing Students’ Well-Being Through Integrative, Experiential Learning Courses

This study examined the effects of experiential learning courses on the well-being of undergraduate students (n = 76, 77.6% female, 67.1% White). A repeated-measures design was used to compare changes in resilience, mindfulness, emotional reappraisal, and social connectedness across three different course formats. All students saw increases in mindfulness; social connectedness was particularly sensitive to the course format. Through integrating academic and experiential learning, students can experience steady increases in multiple components of well-being.

The financial circumstances associated with high and low wellbeing in undergraduate students: a case study of an English Russell Group institution

This article examines the relationship between a student’s mental wellbeing and their financial circumstances. In England, successive governments have adopted a strategy of shifting the cost of university from the state to the individual as a means of increasing participation in higher education. In recent years, some have attributed the significant rise in the number of students accessing university mental health services to this increased financial pressure. Drawing data from a large-scale questionnaire completed by undergraduate students at a London-based Russell Group institution (N = 1171), this article explores the interaction between financial factors such as part-time work, debt, bursary receipt and parental contribution, and a student’s score on a validated scale of mental wellbeing. Taking this further, it explores the relationship between a student’s wellbeing score and the extent to which they feel that their financial situation has impacted their university experience. Two main research questions will be addressed: which financial circumstances are associated with high and low mental wellbeing in students, and what role does a student’s perception of their financial circumstances play in relation to their wellbeing? The impact of demographic factors will also be explored. This article finds that, compared to students in the top 20% for wellbeing (Q5), students in the bottom 20% for wellbeing (Q1) were more likely to be in receipt of a bursary, less likely to receive parental financial support and less likely to be debt-free. Most notably, there was a clear relationship found between a student’s mental wellbeing and their financial wellbeing.

Estilo de vida e bem-estar de estudantes da área da saúde

O objetivo deste estudo foi Identificar o estilo de vida e bem-estar de estudantes de graduação em instituição de ensino pública. É um estudo transversal realizado com 70 estudantes de cursos da saúde de uma instituição de ensino superior pública localizada no estado de Minas Gerais, pertencente a região sudeste do Brasil. Utilizou-se um questionário com questões referentes a caracterização do perfil sócio demográfico e estudantil. Para avaliar o bem-estar, foram utilizadas Escala de Faces de Andrews, Índice de Bem-estar WHO-5 e para avaliar o Estilo de Vida utilizou-se o questionário Estilo de Vida Fantástico. Se obteve o que é 51,3% tiveram estilo de vida classificado como “bom”. Nenhum dos entrevistados apresentou estilo de vida “Excelente” e “Necessitava melhorar”. Na escala de faces 54,3% tiveram bem-estar mediano. E na escala de bem-estar 40,6% apresentaram baixo humor. Se conclude que é um estilo de vida saudável e um bem-estar satisfatório contribuem para que os graduandos não se tornem futuros trabalhadores acometidos por algum tipo de alteração em sua saúde.

Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Associated Factors: A Study of University Undergraduate Students in Ghana.

To estimate the prevalence and risk factors of symptomatic dry eye disease (DED) among undergraduate students in a Ghanaian university. This cross-sectional study included 700 undergraduate students of the University of Cape Coast, aged 18 to 34 years. Participants completed questionnaires delivered directly to randomly and systematically selected subjects to detect symptomatic dry eye and its predictive factors. Symptomatic dry eye was defined as any reported symptom on the Standard Patient Evaluation Eye Dryness (SPEED) questionnaire reported as often or constant or if any symptom on the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) was reported as most of the time or all of the time. Furthermore, OSDI ≥13 and SPEED ≥6 were used to defined symptomatic dry eye and prevalence were also estimated with these criteria as secondary measures. Current symptoms of dry eye and possible risk factors such as age, gender, current alcohol drinking, use of oral contraceptives, use of computer more than an hour daily, environmental conditions, allergies, and self-medication with over-the-counter eye drops were the main outcome measures. We used logistic regression analysis to examine the associations between dry eye and its predictive factors. Of the 700 participants, 650 completed the questionnaire. The prevalence of symptomatic dry eye was 44.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 40.6%-48.2%). There was a significant association between symptomatic dry eye and discomfort with eyes in windy conditions (χ=110.1; df=4; P<0.001), areas with low humidity (χ=91.6; df=4; P<0.001), and air-conditioned rooms (χ=89.0; df=4; P<0.001). Self-medication with over-the-counter eye drops (OR 4.20; 95% CI, 2.61-6.74; P<0.001), any allergies (OR 2.46; 95% CI, 1.42-4.29; P=0.001), and use of oral contraceptives (OR 4.04; 95% CI, 1.02-16.01; P=0.047) were predictive factors of symptomatic dry eye. Sex was predictive in univariate analysis but was not significantly associated in multivariate analysis. The prevalence of symptomatic dry eye among undergraduate students in Ghana is high and it is associated with self-medication with over-the-counter eye drops, allergies, use of oral contraceptive, windy conditions, very low humid areas, air-conditioned rooms, and sex. Relevant input directed against modifiable risks factors may have a positive impact on the well-being of undergraduate students in Ghana.

Relationships Among Emotional and Intellectual Overexcitability, Emotional IQ, and Subjective Well-Being

This study focuses on intellectual and emotional overexcitabilities and their relationship to emotional intelligence and subjective well-being. Dabrowski’s (1964) theory of positive disintegration (TPD), which proposes that optimum personality development involves the breaking down of current psychological structures, in which individuals consciously investigate their values, emotions, behaviors, and personalities, provided the framework for this study. Emotional intelligence was examined as a possible mediational factor in the relationship between emotional and intellectual overexcitability and subjective well-being in undergraduate students. Participants were 144 undergraduate college students who completed surveys that included demographic information and measures of overexcitability, emotional intelligence, and subjective well-being. Path analysis results indicated that all fit indices supported that the overall model was an adequate fit for the data. In addition, all paths in the model were positive and significant, indicating that greater emotional and intellectual overexcitability were significantly and positively related to higher emotional intelligence and that higher emotional intelligence was significantly positively related to higher subjective well-being. These results provided support for the mediational role of emotional intelligence between emotional and intellectual overexcitability and subjective well-being.

Relationships between mental toughness and psychological wellbeing in undergraduate students

This study examined relationships between mental toughness (MT) and psychological wellbeing (PWB) in undergraduate students. Following previous research that identified significant and positive relations between MT and academic performance, it was hypothesised that MT would predict PWB within a student population. Participants were undergraduate students (n=168) from nine United Kingdom universities. The sample included participants from a range of different degree programmes and from all three years of standard undergraduate study. Online questionnaires were completed to assess MT and PWB. Multiple linear regression analyses found that components of MT were moderate to strong predictors of PWB with between 35% and 64% of variance explained. Importantly, age, gender, and level of study were not found to predict PWB. These findings are consistent with stated hypotheses and further demonstrate the potential importance of MT within educational settings.

Diet and wellbeing in undergraduate students

Diet and wellbeing in undergraduate students

The Effects of Perceived Maternal Attitudes and Emotional Clarity on Psychological Well-being of Undergraduate Students

The Effects of Perceived Maternal Attitudes and Emotional Clarity on Psychological Well-being of Undergraduate Students

Monoclonal Antibodies Against Human Interferon-γ

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Quality of life and subjective well-being in undergraduate students

The study designed to investigate whether the quality of life and its four domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment) are significant predictors of subjective well-being and also to examine the quality of life in terms of gender, socio-economic level, the number of sibling, living environment, mother education level and father education level. The study was carried out with undergraduate students in German, French and English Language Teaching Departments and Primary Education Department. Subjective Well-Being Scale (Tuzgöl Dost, 2004) and WHOQOL-BREF that was adapted to Turkish by Eser, Fidaner, Fidaner, et al. (1999) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by using t-test, One Way ANOVA and stepwise regression analysis. Results revealed that quality of life (overall) and psychological health, social relationships and environment domains of quality of life predicted subjective well-being positively whereas physical health domain did not predict subjective well-being. In addition to this, significant difference was found in quality of life scores in terms of socio-economic level.