Relations among chronic bullying victimization, subjective well-being and resilience in university students: a preliminary study

PurposePrevious research has documented a negative association between subjective well-being and different forms of victimization. The present study aims to examine differences in well-being among university student victims of cyber dating abuse and bullying after controlling for acceptance of dating violence.Design/methodologyThis a cross-sectional study involving 1,657 Spanish university students (62.1% females, 37.1% males) using a quantitative approach.FindingsThe multiple regression analysis results showed that the university students who reported low bullying victimization and low acceptance of dating violence also reported higher emotional, social and psychological well-being, although the association between bullying and well-being was weak. No relationship was found between cyber dating abuse victimization and the well-being dimensions examined (emotional, social and psychological). Indeed, the participants not involved in any form of abuse and the cyber dating abuse victims presented the highest level of emotional, social and psychological well-being compared to the bullying victims and the combined victims.Practical implicationsPrevention and intervention programs need to specifically address bullying and cyber dating abusive in university, with a special focus on normative beliefs about both types of victimization and offering different sources of support to overcome negative consequences on mental health.Originality/valueThis paper analyzes the subjective well-being correlates simultaneously in victims of cyber dating abuse and bullying among university students without assuming that every form of victimization has the same mental health outcomes.

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The Relationships of Meaning in Life with Subjective Well-Being and Depression: Comparison between University Students and Middle-Aged Adults

The Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology ◽

10.15842/kjcp.2014.33.3.006 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 549-569 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

박선영 ◽

Seok-Man Kwon

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Middle Aged Adults

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LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management) ◽

10.2208/jscejipm.74.i_809 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 74 (5) ◽

pp. I_809-I_816

Author(s):

Takeru SUGENO ◽

Nobuaki OHMORI ◽

Teppei OSADA

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being

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Personal Projects’ Appraisals and Compulsive Buying among University Students: Evidence from Galicia, Spain

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132413509 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (24) ◽

pp. 13509

Author(s):

José Manuel Otero-López ◽

María José Santiago ◽

María Cristina Castro

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Behavioral Problem ◽

Compulsive Buying ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Personal Projects ◽

Self Identity ◽

Level Of Involvement ◽

High Propensity ◽

Meaning Structure

The appraisal of goal-related constructs, generally, and of personal projects (PP) in particular, is one of the most solid research paths with regard to subjective well-being and health. In the last few years, the appraisal of PP has been linked to such problems as excessive alcohol and marijuana use, but no study has been conducted in the field of compulsive buying (CB). In this study, using Little’s personal-projects-analysis (PPA) methodology, the differences in university students were analyzed in both broad domains (meaning, structure, community, efficacy, and stress) and specific appraisal dimensions in groups with low (n = 293), moderate (n = 191), and high (n = 41) compulsive-buying propensities. The results confirm that the high-propensity group presented the highest significant levels in the domain of stress and the lowest in efficacy, meaning, and structure. As to appraisal dimensions, the group with a high propensity to CB attained statistically lower appraisals in the dimensions of importance, enjoyment, self-identity, absorption, control, time adequacy, progress, and outcome of their projects; the appraisal of the level of stress, difficulty, and conflict increased as the level of involvement in CB increased. These findings have major implications for the design of prevention and intervention programs for this behavioral problem.

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