Feeling Important, Feeling Well. The Association Between Mattering and Well-being: A Meta-analysis Study

Paradisi, Monica; Matera, Camilla; Nerini, Amanda

doi:10.1007/s10902-024-00720-3

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“…Scarpa et al, (2021) found that general mattering was predictive of higher overall, interpersonal, community, occupational, physical well-being, psychological, and economic well-being. This means that mattering impacts many different domains of an individual's life and health, consistent with the positive relationship between mattering and holistic well-being (Paradisi et al, 2024). A study by Giangrasso et al, (2021) found university students with higher levels of general mattering were more likely to be satisfied with their life, than those with lower feelings of mattering.…”

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What‘s the Matter? Assessing Levels of Psychological Mattering and Extracurricular Involvement in Students at Dalhousie University

Sponagle

2024

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Introduction: Mattering, defined as the extent to which an individual feels they are significant and important, is associated with well-being. The university setting provides emerging adults with the opportunity to develop their identity by exploring new experiences and interests, including by participating in extracurricular activities. In this study, we investigate whether there is a positive relationship between extracurricular participation and feelings of mattering.Methods: Undergraduate students (N = 384) at Dalhousie University completed an online survey measuring extracurricular involvement (using the Dalhousie Extracurricular Involvement Survey) and feelings of mattering. Most participants were women (78%), living off-campus with roommates (45%), and in their second-year of study (36%). The Dalhousie Extracurricular Involvement Survey asked students about the types of extracurriculars they were involved in, the number of hours of participation, and words to describe how they felt when being involved. Data were analyzed with Spearman's correlations and visualized using scatterplots.Results: 59% of participants were involved in extracurricular activities, with the highest proportion of the total sample involved in academic societies (21%). The results indicated weak but significant positive correlations between total hours involved in extracurricular activities, general and interpersonal mattering, and a moderate correlation between involvement and university mattering.Discussion: These results can be used to provide valuable information that universities can use to develop initiatives that reduce stress and promote well-being on campus, and investigate whether extracurricular involvement can be used as a potential intervention to improve mattering in university students.

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Section: Mattering and Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 66%

What‘s the Matter? Assessing Levels of Psychological Mattering and Extracurricular Involvement in Students at Dalhousie University

Sponagle

2024

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Daughterwork in times of social upheaval

Alford

2024

Qualitative Research Reports in Communication

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“I’ve always felt like I’m on the outside”: identity and social inclusion among young adults with mental illness and complex needs – a qualitative study

Nord-Baade,

Ness,

Rowe

et al. 2024

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose Addressing social inclusion often involves objective measures and means related to work, education, housing and economy. However, important subjective factors, such as the relationship between identity on social inclusion among young adults with mental illness and complex needs, are understudied. The study objective is to explore how young adults with mental illness and complex needs experience their identity in relation to social inclusion. Materials and methods The study adopted a qualitative, explorative, and participatory design. Seven young adults (three males/four females, aged 22–29) were recruited though Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Teams, and semi-structured interviews were conducted. Reflexive thematic analysis was employed in the analysis. Results The analysis resulted in two main themes. Theme one, “Who they are”, included three subthemes: “A lifelong sense of being someone on the outside”, “Feeling different from others”, and “Someone who is worthless and doesn’t matter”. Theme two, “Who they want to be”, included two subthemes “Wanting to be someone else”, and “The need to redefine oneself”. Conclusions This study underlines the importance of working systematically on subjective aspects such as identity, in addition to objective measures, to address social exclusion in a vulnerable and marginalized group. Future directions for research and the development of a more tangible and holistic approach to promote social inclusion are suggested.

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Feeling Important, Feeling Well. The Association Between Mattering and Well-being: A Meta-analysis Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 89 publications

What‘s the Matter? Assessing Levels of Psychological Mattering and Extracurricular Involvement in Students at Dalhousie University

What‘s the Matter? Assessing Levels of Psychological Mattering and Extracurricular Involvement in Students at Dalhousie University

Daughterwork in times of social upheaval

“I’ve always felt like I’m on the outside”: identity and social inclusion among young adults with mental illness and complex needs – a qualitative study

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