Subjective Well-Being and Academic Success of First Year University Students: A Seemingly Unrelated Bivariate Probit Analysis

2017 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mana Tuna ◽  
Jülide Yıldırım ◽  
Hasan Çakmak
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
First Year ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Bivariate Probit ◽  
First Year University

scholarly journals THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ADAPTATION IN FIRST-YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Viktorovich Antonovskii ◽  
Elena Vladimirovna Balakshina ◽  
Svetlana Igorevna Filippchenkova
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
University Environment ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Psychological Features

Background. The article deals with the psychological features of adaptation in first-year university students. The main criteria indicating successful or failed adaptation are highlighted. The study was based on the concept describing human adaptation to changing environmental conditions as a dynamic process, as well as on psychological approaches that reveal the specific aspects of adaptation within the system of complex social relations of a new type. Aim. The article aims to study the features of adaptation in first-year university students through psychodiagnostics for the possibility of compensating negative trends in adaptation to new living conditions. Material and methods. The specificity of the response to educational conditions and students’ adaptation was determined by means of psychodiagnostics of subjective well-being, communicative tolerance, motivation for studying at University, moral normativity of behavior and neuropsychic stability. The sample consisted of students of technical and humanitarian specialties (n =284) aged from 17 to 21 years. Results. A number of important regularities have been established, the main of which are high communicative tolerance, orientation to compliance with the rules, intermediate type of motivation for studying, as well as differences in the severity of the studied characteristics in students, males and females. Conclusion. Adaptation to the components of university environment by first-year students is possible with the activation of all adaptation mechanisms. The nature of adaptation can be assessed through observation of students’ behavior in the team, as well as through the diagnosis of emotional experience, nervous tension, subjective well-being and communicative characteristics, which creates the basis for psychological and pedagogical support of young professionals.

scholarly journals The Role of Psychological Strengths, Coping Strategies and Well-Being in the Prediction of Academic Engagement and Burnout in First-Year University Students [El papel de las fortalezas psicológicas, las estrategias de Afrontamiento y el bienestar en la predicción del engagement y del burnout académico, en estudiantes universitarios de primer curso]

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Merhi ◽  
Ángeles Sánchez-Elvira Paniagua ◽  
Francisco José Palací Descals
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Personal Strengths ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Psychological Strengths

Two of the most significant challenges that higher education institutions are currently addressing are students' failure and drop-out prevention, as well as the promotion of students’ retention and success. The present study aimed at analysing the role that different variables play in the prediction of Academic Engagement and Burnout in first-year university students, under a multivariate perspective. The contribution of relevant psychological strengths in academic environments (Resilience, Personal initiative, and Academic Motivation), Procrastination and different coping strategies facing studies (Persistence, Avoidance and Anxiety) was explored. Also, the perception of academic demands and stress, students' affect (positive and negative) and the academic satisfaction was considered. Finally, an analysis of different engaged and burnt-out profiles of students was carried out. The contribution of the Efficacy subscale of Academic Burnout as an independent personal resource, and the consideration of the so-called Core Burnout, were subject of analysis. A sample of 172 first-year students of face-to-face universities, 68.8% women with a mean age of 22.99 years (SD = 7.62) volunteered to participate online in this study. The results showed, on the one hand, that Academic Engagement consisted mainly on a positive and intrinsic motivational construct, also characterised by academic efficacy, persistence as an active coping strategy, positive affect and satisfaction. On the other hand Core Burnout was mainly characterised by the perception of higher demands (e.g. academic overload), maladaptive learning behaviours and coping strategies such as procrastination and avoidance of difficulties, negative affect and dissatisfaction. Different profiles of engaged and burnt-out students were also analysed showing strong differences regarding personal strengths, coping with learning strategies, well-being and satisfaction with studies.These results could help us to set bases for the development of early support and prevention programs for students’ Burnout, as well as actions aiming at promoting students’ Engagement and well-being during their first academic year.

scholarly journals First-year university students’ academic success: the importance of academic adjustment

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 749-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Els C. M. van Rooij ◽  
Ellen P. W. A. Jansen ◽  
Wim J. C. M. van de Grift
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Academic Adjustment ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year University

Measuring, monitoring and managing the psychological well-being of first year university students

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Cooke ◽  
Bridgette M. Bewick ◽  
Michael Barkham ◽  
Margaret Bradley ◽  
Kerry Audin
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
First Year University

scholarly journals The Impact of High School Program Reform on First-Year University Students’ Academic Performance. Case Study: Biology

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Mimoza Milo ◽  
Anila Paparisto ◽  
Flamur Bidaj ◽  
Fatmira Shehu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Students Success

The student transition from high school to university is a complex process in which various factors operate. One of these factors is the degree of the students’ academic preparation in certain subjects. This article analyzes the impact of this factor on the students’ success in the first year of university studies, in the conditions when the subject program in high school has been reformed. This impact on the students’ success, which is expressed both in the degree of academic preparation and in the students’ attitude in the relevant subject, has been assessed employing statistical analysis. The analysis covers a period of 3 years (2017-2020), and is based on a sample of first year students of the Bachelor degree in Biology. The results of the questionnaire, conducted with first year university students, show the impact of their high school academic preparation on the success they have in the first year of university. This success is measured by assessing the change in average grade and their pass rates. Evidence of the impact of this factor in teaching has helped to know in detail these intermediate phases of this process. The built model makes it possible to analyze the impact of the high school curriculum reform on the students’ success, creating the opportunity for further improvements. Despite the fact that the object of the study is the Biology curriculum and the evaluation of the impact in academic success of students who graduated from high schools where a competence based curriculum was implemented, this methodology can be used for the study in other subjects, especially life sciences.

scholarly journals Predicting First Year University Students’ Academic Success

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aboma Olani
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Introducción: El abandono universitario prematuro debido al fracaso académico puede resultar problemático para los estudiantes, las familias y los educadores. En un mayor esfuerzo para comprender los factores asociados al éxito académico en la universidad, se examinaron medidas de redimiendo académico previo (puntuación media de acceso a la universidad, PPA), puntuaciones en test de aptitud, nota de selectividad y variables psicológicas (motivación, autoeficacia) en alumnado para predecir su nota media del primer año de carreraMétodo: Las puntuaciones académicas previas de 3301 estudiantes universitarios de primer año se obtuvieron mediante archives de datos previos. De la muestra total, 214 estudiantes rellenaron un autoinforme relativo a variables psicológicas. Los datos fueron analizados medainte análisis de regresión múltiple. La regresión fue utilizada para explicar el grado de predicción de la nota media obtenida durante el primer año de carrera predicha por las variables psicológicas analizadas y la puntuación media previa al ingreso en la universidad. El análisis de regresión múltiple por pasos se utilizó para identifican los predictores más importantes de la nota media del primer año de carrera.Resultados. Los resultados muestran que la combinación de las puntuaciones académicas y las variables psicológicas explican un 17% de la varianza encontrada en las puntuaciones medias obtenidas el primer año de universidad. La contribución única de las variables psicológicas explica el 4% de la varianza. Se observa un mayor porcentaje de la varianza explicada en nota media entre las mujeres (34%) en comparación con los hombres (15%). Además, la nota media de acceso a la universidad aparece como un predictor significativo para el rendimiento universitario en ambos sexos.Conclusión. Los resultados del estudio apoyan la conclusión de el rendimiento académico previo a la universidad predice los resultados obtenidos en la universidad. Los efectos de las varaibles psicológicas en el rendimiento no son significativos. Basadas en los hallazgos del estudio, se presentan algunas implicaciones prácticas para los servicios de apoyo al estudiante y el servicio de admisión universitaria.

scholarly journals Study and Life: How first year university students use their time

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Richardson ◽  
Sharron King ◽  
Tim Olds ◽  
Gaynor Parfitt ◽  
Belinda Chiera
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
First Year University

Starting university changes the way students must structure their day. This study describes the patterns of time use of 444 Australian first year students and explores differences between gender and age groups. Overall, students were studying on average four hours per day (h/day), sleeping eight h/day and meeting Australian physical activity guidelines. A sizable portion of students’ days were spent engaging in ‘non-modifiable’ activities including self-care, chores and travel. Stereotypical gender and age differences were observed, with males accumulating significantly more screen-time (+68 minutes per day [min/d]) and physical activity (+21 min/d), while females did more chores (+18 min/d) and self-care (+26 min/d). Younger students slept more (+42 min/d), and did fewer chores (-43 min/d). Given there are strong associations between how students use their time and health, well-being and academic success, a better understanding of how students allocate their time on a day-to-day basis will enable more effective support for students in making these changes.

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