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            <i>Weird duality</i>
            ”: learning from the experiences of students in university peer support roles during the COVID-19 pandemic

Berry, Clio; Phelan, Emma; Michelson, Daniel

doi:10.1080/07448481.2023.2253921

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“…Peer support may be a useful vehicle by which to offer these interventions. Peer supporters already use different approaches to support students with their sense of identity, social support, and mental health [ 69 , 70 ]. Higher education institutions should ensure that faculty training consists of a focus on how best to support students to develop and maintain a sense of self-agency [ 63 , 71 ].…”

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The light at the end of the tunnel? A systematic review of higher education student experiences of hope

Berry,

Acharya,

Crowter

2024

PLoS ONE

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The most dominant model of hope is cognitive, in which hope is defined as goal-directed thinking, comprising self-agency and goal route identification. Nonetheless, competing theories about the fundamental nature of hope remain and further exploration of the construct is warranted. Little is known about whether the cognitive model aligns with how higher education students themselves think about hope. Understanding how “lay” populations conceptualise and experience psychological phenomena is as important as applying scientific theory. Personal beliefs impact on how people make sense of their life experiences and on their wellbeing. Research is specifically needed to explore the conceptualisation and experience of hope within diverse student populations. A systematic review was conducted to identify published scientific research and grey literature presenting qualitative accounts of hope from higher education students. A qualitative meta-synthesis of the eight eligible reports was conducted using thematic analysis and synthesis approaches to identify conceptualisations of hope and its associations with mental health and well-being. Nine themes were identified, reflecting that hope is: fundamental; self-construal over time; goal-directed; cognitive-emotional-behavioural; connection; resilience; dynamic and reciprocal; the inverse of depression; positive. These findings were identified as reflecting conclusions in which at least a moderate level of confidence may be placed. These findings clearly align with the cognitive model of hope, but emphasise the additional facets of fundamentality, self-construal, and negative origins. The implications for higher education institutions include to promote growth mindsets, to support students to learn skills for identifying and pursuing goals, and to provide hope-enhancing interventions as part of their student support provision.

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The light at the end of the tunnel? A systematic review of higher education student experiences of hope

Berry,

Acharya,

Crowter

2024

PLoS ONE

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“…Peer support may be a useful vehicle by which to offer these interventions. Peer supporters already use different approaches to support students with their sense of identity, social support, and mental health [69,70]. Higher education institutions should ensure that faculty training consists of a focus on how best to support students to develop and maintain a sense of self-agency [63,71].…”

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“…Peer support may be a useful vehicle by which to offer these interventions. Peer supporters already use different approaches to support students with their sense of identity, social support, and mental health [69,70]. Higher education institutions should ensure that faculty training consists of a focus on how best to support students to develop and maintain a sense of self-agency [63,71].…”

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“ Weird duality ”: learning from the experiences of students in university peer support roles during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The light at the end of the tunnel? A systematic review of higher education student experiences of hope

The light at the end of the tunnel? A systematic review of higher education student experiences of hope

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