Subjective well-being paper - pre-print
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Journal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-printnt of Psychology. Manchester Metropolitan University. 53 Bonsall St.Manchester, M15 6GX. UK (email: a.denovan@mmu.ac.uk)2Department of Psychology. Sheffield Hallam University. Unit 8 Science Park. Sheffield. SI1WB. UK (email: a.macaskill@shu.ac.uk)♦Corresponding author: Andrew Denovan. Department of Subjective well-being paper - pre-print Psychology. ManchesterMetropolitan University. 53 Bonsall St, Manchester. M15 6GX, UK (e-mail:a. denovan@ mmu.ac.uk).The final publication of this arSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
ticle is available at Springer via:http: dx.doi.oru 10.1007 s 10902-016-9736-v1Journal of Happiness StudiesAbstractTransition to university is stressfJournal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-print1 his is the first I K. study applying a positive psychology approach to investigate the characteristics that facilitate adjustment among new university students. A range of psychological strengths conceptualised as covilalily factors, shown individually to influence the stress and subjective well-b Subjective well-being paper - pre-printeing (SWB) relationship were assessed among 192 first year IK undergraduates in week three of their first semester and again six months later. Path anSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
alyses revealed that optimism mediated the relationship between stress and negative affect (a component of SWB) over time, and academic self-efficacy Journal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-printthough academic alienation increased and self-efficacy decreased. Optimism emerged as a key factor for new students to adjust to university, helping to buffer the impact of stress on well-being throughout the academic year. Incorporating stress management and psycho-educational interventions to deve Subjective well-being paper - pre-printlop strengths is discussed as a way of promoting confidence and agency in new students to help them cope better with the stress at university.KeywordsSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
: positive psychology: stress: undergraduate students; well-being2Journal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undJournal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-printels of family support, with most coming from relatively affluent backgrounds, all of which are protective factors in terms of their ability to cope with the stress of university (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2011). As a result, there is little research on student stress until the 1990's (Humphrey Subjective well-being paper - pre-print. McCarthy. Popham. Charles. Garland.Gooch et al. 1998). However, recent changes in university education in the UK have arguably increased student strSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
ess.A government widening participation agenda has encouraged students from sectors of society that historically had low levels of participation in unJournal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-printthus increasing the financial pressures on students (Robotham & Julian, 2006). Historically students did not pay fees at UK Universities and the government provided means-tested family living allowances. Student fees of £1.000 annually were introduced in 1998 and have gradually increased to the curr Subjective well-being paper - pre-printent figure of £9.000 annually. Concurrently, student living allowances have been replaced by loans. Due to these financial pressures, more students coSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
mbine study with paid employment, to the detriment of their education (Andrews & Wilding. 2004; National Union of Students, 2008; Unite. 2004).While sJournal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-printK. 2013). Students are taught in larger groups, making it more difficult to make friends and develop a sense of belonging (Macaskill. 2012). Staff student ratios have increased and there are more demands on staff time making personal support less obtainable (Robotham & Julian. 2006). Funding3Journal Subjective well-being paper - pre-print of Happiness Studiesof support services such as counselling has not kept pace with the growth in student numbers (Association of University & CollegeSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
Counselling. 2011).Such factors have increased the potential stressors in students' lives beyond the traditional well-documented stressors associatedJournal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-printiversity transition has always been another stressor, requiring adaptation to a new social and academic environment (Fisher. 1994). The positive aspects include new opportunities and meeting new people, but the challenges are significant. It is argued that the changing context of UK education and th Subjective well-being paper - pre-printe increases in financial burdens have increased this stress.A longitudinal study found UK undergraduates, assessed two months before university and siSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
x weeks into semester one. showed evidence of raised psychological disturbance and absent-mindedness following the transition (Fisher & Hood. 1987). TJournal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-print% of non-progressing students attributed the reasons for leaving university to first year problems.There is relatively little research on stress and achievement in undergraduates, but what there is suggests that high stress levels arc associated with lower levels of achievement (Baker. 2003; llojal. Subjective well-being paper - pre-print Gonnclla, Erdmann. & Vogel. 2003; McKenzie & Schweitzer. 2001; Robotham & Julian. 2006). Stress impairs learning ability through impeding concentratiSubjective well-being paper - pre-print
on and memory; functions crucial for attainment (Fisher. 1994; Khalsa. 1997).These increases in student stress are not confined to the UK. Research haJournal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1Departmen Subjective well-being paper - pre-printart-Brown. Patterson. Petersen. Doll.Balding. & Regis, 2000). the UK (Humphrey et al. 1998) the United States (Sax. 1997),4Journal of Happiness StudiesStress and subjective well-being among first year UK undergraduate studentsAndrew Denovan* 1 and Ann Macaskill ■1DepartmenGọi ngay
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