The Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Psychosocial Factors in University Students

Morales-Rodríguez, Francisco Manuel; Espigares-López, Isabel; Brown, Ted; Pérez-Mármol, José Manuel

doi:10.3390/ijerph17134778

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“…In our study, potentially enjoying relationships and being more intentional about how time is spent may make participants feel less lonely, have a greater sense of agency and control, and serve as a buffer to satisfy the need for certainty. Also, other research on coping during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that, for example, autonomy and purpose in life predict PWB [ 97 ] and pursuing hobbies and staying outdoors were predictors of fewer depressive symptoms [ 64 ].…”

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Thriving during COVID-19: Predictors of psychological well-being and ways of coping

2021

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COVID-19 has led to global dramatic shifts in daily life. Following the biopsychosocial model of health, the goal of the current study was to predict people’s psychological well-being (PWB) during the initial lockdown phase of the pandemic and to investigate which coping strategies were most common among people with low and high PWB. Participants were 938 volunteers in the United States who responded to an online survey during the lockdown in April 2020. The main findings were that all three groups of variables, biological, psychological, and socio-economic, significantly contributed to PWB explaining 53% variance. Social loneliness and sense of agency were the strongest predictors. PWB was significantly predicted by physical health (not gender nor age); by spirituality, emotional loneliness, social loneliness, and sense of agency; by job security (not income, nor neighborhood safety, nor hours spent on social media). Comparing the coping strategies of participants, results show more intentional coping in the high-PWB group and more passive coping in the low-PWB group. During this unprecedented pandemic, the findings highlight that ability to sustainably cope with the global shifts in daily life depends on actively and intentionally attending to PWB by being one’s own agent for physical health, spiritual health, and social connection.

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Thriving during COVID-19: Predictors of psychological well-being and ways of coping

2021

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“…Many studies have reported that the physical self-concept is positively related with happiness and well-being. Fox [ 9 , 10 ] identified that self-perception of body is essential for mental health and well-being, and Morales-Rodríguez and colleagues [ 11 ] reported that physical self-concept is one of the psychosocial factors of the psychological well-being in university students. Roh [ 12 ] assured that the perception of one’s physical state is correlated with health perception and psychological well-being, and Kim and Oh [ 13 ] also reported by a meta-analysis that there was a positive correlation between physical self-perception and happiness.…”

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The Effect of Changes in Physical Self-Concept through Participation in Exercise on Changes in Self-Esteem and Mental Well-Being

Kim

Ahn

2021

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The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of the changes in physical self-concept induced by exercise participation on the changes in global self-esteem and mental well-being using a structural model analysis. A total of 189 university students in Seoul, Korea, participated in the present study for two waves. The participants responded through a survey measuring physical self-concept, self-esteem, and mental well-being before and after a six-week exercise course. Regression analysis was used to calculate the amount of change in each variable, and the calculated residual scores were used for correlation analysis and structural model analysis. The amounts of changes in the variables are significantly correlated with each other and there was a complementary mediating effect of the changes in self-esteem on the pathway from the changes in physical self-concept to the changes in mental well-being. Physical self-concept changed by exercise participation might directly and positively influence mental well-being, and it can indirectly influence the changes in mental well-being via the improvement of self-esteem.

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“…It is considered fundamental that these two constructs are positive among their dimensions, since high levels of self-concept allow an awareness of oneself and of the perceptions about different aspects that converge in the personal and social process of the individual, it will motivate the promotion and treatment of an adequate psychosocial adjustment, where the perception, management and use of emotions result in skills and abilities related to psychological well-being [ 15 ]. These positive relationships are the object of study in various research projects, where the idea that having a positive perception of oneself, as well as feeling valid and capable, allows for the creation of a more favourable scenario to develop adequately in various areas [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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Study of Psychosocial and Academic Indicators in Young Adults from Andalucía, Spain

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Zagalaz

Zurita-Ortega

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Background: The university years bring a great deal of vital changes. In addition, psycho-social factors play a key role in university students’ development and their consumption of harmful substances. The aim is to analyse academic performance according to psychosocial factors, self-concept, emotional intelligence and harmful substance consumption in a sample of future Physical Education teachers. Methods: The present study was carried out with a sample of 775 undergraduate students who were studying for the Primary Education Degree in Physical Education in Andalusia, Spain. The main instruments used include an ad hoc questionnaire, the Self-Concept Form-5 test, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence and the Emotional Intelligence Inventory adapted to Sport. Results: The results show that young people who have a greater general self-concept and self-emotional management are those who access the university degree through Vocational Training. In relation to the average record mark, it was observed that participants with marks of notable and outstanding obtained higher scores in general self-concept, academic dimension and hetero-emotional management. Those with grades of passed and outstanding were those with higher levels in the physical dimension of self-concept and emotional use. In relation to receiving a scholarship to study, it has been shown that those university students who do perceive it have higher levels in most of the dimensions of emotional intelligence and self-concept. Conclusions: Finally, the harmful substances did not show significant relationships with academic factors, except between tobacco and the average mark of the file.

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The Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Psychosocial Factors in University Students

Cited by 85 publications

References 55 publications

Thriving during COVID-19: Predictors of psychological well-being and ways of coping

Thriving during COVID-19: Predictors of psychological well-being and ways of coping

The Effect of Changes in Physical Self-Concept through Participation in Exercise on Changes in Self-Esteem and Mental Well-Being

Study of Psychosocial and Academic Indicators in Young Adults from Andalucía, Spain

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