Henneke, Anna-Christina (2023) Inclusion and Well-Being of International Psychology Students at the University of Groningen - About the Impact of the "Buddy Project". Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The current work explores an intervention aimed to help international students arriving at the University of Groningen perceive a higher sense of support and inclusion, namely: the "Buddy Project." The project pairs first-year students with more senior students to support them during the challenges they face in their first study year. We hypothesized that participants of the project score higher on well-being and perceived support and lower on loneliness than non-participating first-year students. Further, we hypothesized that inclusion and in-group identification would mediate this relationship. We did not find significant differences between the groups and, therefore, could not conduct a mediation analysis. Generally, we found high scores on inclusion, well-being, and perceived support in all participants. Future research is needed to investigate the underlying processes behind and the stability of these high scores to analyze further whether and how an intervention like the "Buddy Project" may contribute to students' adjustment. Keywords: international students, inclusion, perceived support, Buddy Project, well-being, adjustment
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Otten, S. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Feb 2023 08:37 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2023 08:37 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1745 |
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