Optimism and college freshmen: Well-being, engagement, and performance

Subject. The article reviews the way strategic threats to energy security influence the quality of people's life. Objectives. The study unfolds the theory of analyzing strategic threats to energy security by covering the matter of quality of people's life. Methods. To analyze the way strategic threats to energy security spread across cross-sectoral commodity and production chains and influences quality of people's living, I applied the factor analysis and general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis. Results. I suggest interpreting strategic threats to energy security as risks of people's quality of life due to a reduction in the volume of energy supply. I identified mechanisms reflecting how the fuel and energy complex and its development influence the quality of people's life. The article sets out the method to assess such quality-of-life risks arising from strategic threats to energy security. Conclusions and Relevance. In the current geopolitical situation, strategic threats to energy security cause long-standing adverse consequences for the quality of people's life. If strategic threats to energy security are further construed as risk of quality of people's life, this will facilitate the preparation and performance of a more effective governmental policy on energy, which will subsequently raise the economic well-being of people.

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ELIXIR TO EXAMINATION STRESS AMONG STUDENT - STUDY SKILLS TRAINING AND SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION

Scholarly Research Journal for Humanity Science & English Language ◽

10.21922/srjhsel.v6i26.11618 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (26) ◽

Author(s):

Jyoti Baijal

Keyword(s):

Study Skills ◽

Knowledge Society ◽

Skills Training ◽

Well Being ◽

Systematic Desensitization ◽

Performance Study ◽

High Stakes ◽

Deficit Model ◽

Examination Stress ◽

And Performance

Examination stress is a ubiquitous phenomenon that has, in the present times, adversely affected the learning outcomes and performance of the students at all levels- primary, secondary or higher education. It’s increasing intensity specifically among students appearing for high stakes board examination evokes a response from the teaching fraternity at the earliest. The reason being that a prolonged experience of stress with respect to evaluative situations is bound to prove detrimental to the mental, physical and emotional well-being of the students. For the nation to develop and progress towards a knowledge society, it is imperative that the students are taught to cope with stressful stimuli and improve performance. Study-Skills Training is an intervention intended to improve their study and test- taking habits and skills. It is based on a cognitive-deficit model which is directed towards improving a variety of cognitive activities that affect the organization, processing and retrieval of information and thereby help in reducing the experience of examination stress. Systematic desensitization as a process can be used to unlearn anxiety reactions by replacing the anxiety response with a calm, relaxed state. Thus, a combination of study-skills training and systematic desensitization has been shown to be effective and superior in alleviating test anxiety

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Understanding and promoting students’ well-being and performance in university studies – effects of a 7-week Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based course (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.13405 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Henna Asikainen ◽

Nina Katajavuori ◽

Kirsikka Kaipainen

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

University Students ◽

Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽

Well Being ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Reflective Journal ◽

Reflective Journals ◽

Commitment Therapy ◽

Acceptance And Commitment ◽

And Performance

BACKGROUND Internationally there have been many studies showing that the number of university students suffering from mental illness is growing and this problem should be addressed OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine 41 pharmacy students’ experiences of a small Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) -based intervention that was implemented as a 7-week course with weekly online modules. METHODS Students’ well-being, experiences of stress, organised studying and psychological flexibility were measured with questionnaires at the beginning and end of the course. Students’ experiences of the effectiveness of the course and were analysed from open-ended responses and a reflective journal. RESULTS The results show that students’ well-being and ability to manage time and effort increased during the course(p≤0.003). In their reflective journals, students described how their ability to manage stress in their studies, cope with their thoughts and feelings, focus on the things that are more important to them, and manage their time in studying and their well-being had improved. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that it is possible to foster students’ well-being in their studies. More research is needed to identify the long-lasting effects of these kind of interventions.

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Feeling Shame in the Workplace: Examining Negative Feedback as an Antecedent and Performance and Well‐Being as Consequences

Journal of Organizational Behavior ◽

10.1002/job.2553 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lu Xing ◽

James Jianmin Sun ◽

Denise Jepsen

Keyword(s):

Negative Feedback ◽

Well Being ◽

And Performance

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Six Key Advantages and Disadvantages of Working from Home in Europe during COVID-19

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041826 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1826

Author(s):

Christine Ipsen ◽

Marc van Veldhoven ◽

Kathrin Kirchner ◽

John Paulin Hansen

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Work ◽

Well Being ◽

Key Factors ◽

Differential Impact ◽

Home Office ◽

Negative Experience ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Working From Home ◽

And Performance

The number of people working from home (WFH) increased radically during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The purpose of this study was therefore to investigate people’s experiences of WFH during the pandemic and to identify the main factors of advantages and disadvantages of WFH. Data from 29 European countries on the experiences of knowledge workers (N = 5748) WFH during the early stages of lockdown (11 March to 8 May 2020) were collected. A factor analysis showed the overall distribution of people’s experiences and how the advantages and disadvantages of WFH during the early weeks of the pandemic can be grouped into six key factors. The results indicated that most people had a more positive rather than negative experience of WFH during lockdown. Three factors represent the main advantages of WFH: (i) work–life balance, (ii) improved work efficiency and (iii) greater work control. The main disadvantages were (iv) home office constraints, (v) work uncertainties and (vi) inadequate tools. Comparing gender, number of children at home, age and managers versus employees in relation to these factors provided insights into the differential impact of WFH on people’s lives. The factors help organisations understand where action is most needed to safeguard both performance and well-being. As the data were collected amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we recommend further studies to validate the six factors and investigate their importance for well-being and performance in knowledge work.

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The Influence of Management on Teacher Well-Being and the Development of Sustainable Schools

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052909 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2909

Author(s):

Esther Pagán-Castaño ◽

Javier Sánchez-García ◽

Fernando J. Garrigos-Simon ◽

María Guijarro-García

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Human Resource Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Well Being ◽

Structural Equations ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Educational Performance ◽

And Performance ◽

The Relationship

Teaching is one of the professions with the highest levels of stress and disquiet at work, having a negative impact on teachers’ well-being and performance. Thus, well-being is one of the priorities in human resource management (HRM) in schools. In this regard, this paper studies the relationship between HRM, well-being and performance, observing the incidence of leadership and innovation in these relationships. The objective is to measure the extent to which it is necessary to encourage sustainable environments that promote the well-being of teachers and, by extension, students. The study used the methodology of structural equations and a sample of 315 secondary school teachers. The work validates the influence of leadership by example and information management on HRM and performance. In addition, we confirm the significant effect of human resource management on educational performance. The relationship is observed both directly and through the mediating effect on the improvement of well-being. On the other hand, the positive influence of innovation on performance, both in schools and in the classrooms, is reaffirmed. These results suggest the need to zero in on the human resources policies in schools linked to the improvement of teacher well-being and educational performance. They also highlight the role of school and classroom innovation as a key element in maintaining educational quality.

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