Schrage, Sanna (2022) Conceptualization and Interaction of University Student and Teacher Well-Being. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
According to ample research, university students as well as teachers experience more stress and mental health issues than the general population, which also negatively affects the academic and professional performance. Moreover, studies strongly suggest a strong interconnection and reciprocal relationship between student- and teacher well-being. Nevertheless, research and practical interventions aimed at increasing student or teacher well-being have not yet considered this relationship enough. The lack of a common understanding of well-being in academia further complicates the matter. Thus, this study attempts to fill the research gap, explore how students and teachers understand well-being and how their well-being is intertwined. Furthermore, external factors influencing teachers’ well-being are investigated, as previous efforts to enhance well-being in academia mainly focused on students and factors influencing them. Six students and six teachers from two universities in the Netherlands and Germany voluntarily participated in semi-structured interviews, which were qualitatively analyzed using multistage coding. Findings suggest well-being in academia to be understood as a multifaceted notion, consisting of multiple components. It is strongly connected to the concept of resilience and to the field of positive psychology. Student- and teacher well-being seems to be highly interconnected and well-being in academia seems to depend on several factors outside of the university context, suggesting a systemic approach to well-being to be appropriate. Supporting students and teachers, by decreasing the workload for instance, as well as the relationship to one another could lead to long-term improvement of well-being in academia.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Ballato, L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2022 08:35 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2022 08:35 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/842 |
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