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Understanding happiness among university students: The role of general health, psychological well-being, and sociodemographic variables
| Resumo: | Background: Happiness is an important dimension for university students since it can have a positive impact on students’ academic performance and social relationships. This research was conducted to investigate the role of sociodemographic variables in explaining individual differences in subjective happiness in a sample of university students and to test the mediating role of psychological well-being in the association between perceived general health and subjective happiness. Methods: Participants were 504 university students (62% female; Mage = 20.97; SD = 2.42). The data was collected in person using self-report scales for measuring general health, psychological well-being, and subjective happiness. Results: The results of the study indicated that students who study in the institution in which they want to study and students who were married or involved in a romantic relationship presented higher levels of subjective happiness. Additionally, the mediational proposed model showed that perceived general health was linked to subjective happiness through psychological well-being, specifically happiness and self-esteem. Conclusions: Prioritizing happiness can help create a more positive and fulfilling university experience for students. This can be achieved by promoting student’s general health and psychological well-being. |
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| Autores principais: | Mota, Edite |
| Outros Autores: | Brandão, Tânia; Costa, Sónia Remondes |
| Assunto: | Subjective happiness Perceived general health Psychological well-being University students |
| Ano: | 2023 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Ispa-Instituto Universitário |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório do Ispa - Instituto Universitário |
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| author2 | Brandão, Tânia Costa, Sónia Remondes |
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| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv | University of Messina |
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| description | Background: Happiness is an important dimension for university students since it can have a positive impact on students’ academic performance and social relationships. This research was conducted to investigate the role of sociodemographic variables in explaining individual differences in subjective happiness in a sample of university students and to test the mediating role of psychological well-being in the association between perceived general health and subjective happiness. Methods: Participants were 504 university students (62% female; Mage = 20.97; SD = 2.42). The data was collected in person using self-report scales for measuring general health, psychological well-being, and subjective happiness. Results: The results of the study indicated that students who study in the institution in which they want to study and students who were married or involved in a romantic relationship presented higher levels of subjective happiness. Additionally, the mediational proposed model showed that perceived general health was linked to subjective happiness through psychological well-being, specifically happiness and self-esteem. Conclusions: Prioritizing happiness can help create a more positive and fulfilling university experience for students. This can be achieved by promoting student’s general health and psychological well-being. |
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| title | Understanding happiness among university students: The role of general health, psychological well-being, and sociodemographic variables |
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