Ziobakaite, Ula (2024) Understanding Well-Being in Academia: A Developmental and Motivational Approach. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Students’ well-being is vital to their academic success, yet the lack of consensus on its conceptualisation makes it challenging to assess and develop meaningful interventions. To address this issue, the present study examined how students conceptualise and experience well-being inside and outside academia through the lens of Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Additionally, it explored how perceptions of autonomy, competence, and relatedness evolve throughout their studies, framed within four of Chickering and Reisser’s vectors: developing competence, managing emotions, moving through autonomy toward interdependence, and developing mature interpersonal relationships. Using a qualitative approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with twelve university students. The findings revealed that general well-being is conceptualised as an interplay of physical, mental, and social factors, whereas academic well-being encompasses factors such as academic satisfaction, achievement, balance, and resilience. Additionally, autonomy, competence, and relatedness emerged as crucial components of students’ academic well-being and success. The finding indicated that from the first to the third year, students develop competence, autonomy, emotion regulation, and the ability to form meaningful relationships, aligning with Chickering and Reisser’s theory. This study builds on existing research on student well-being in academia and emphasises the applicability of Chickering’s developmental framework in contemporary higher education. Keywords: well-being, academia, student development, self-determination theory (SDT), vectors of identity development
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Ballato, L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2024 10:55 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2024 10:55 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3979 |
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