scholarly journals Assessing the wellbeing of Chinese university students: validation of a Chinese version of the college student subjective wellbeing questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Richard Carciofo
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
College Student ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
University Students ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Academic Efficacy ◽  
Academic Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Correlation

Abstract Background In response to the rising concern with promoting the wellbeing of university students and relative lack of domain-specific wellbeing measurement instruments in China, the current study aimed to validate a Chinese version of the College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (CSSWQ), a 16-item self-report English-language rating scale assessing four aspects of wellbeing (academic satisfaction, academic efficacy, school connectedness, and college gratitude). Methods The Chinese translation of the CSSWQ, the Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, the 10-Item Big Five Personality Inventory, and demographic questions were completed by 252 Chinese students at a university in Suzhou, China. Results Exploratory factor analysis found four factors each with the same four items as in the original English scale. Each subscale showed good internal consistency. Test–retest for a one-month interval showed generally moderate reliability. As predicted, Pearson correlational analysis found positive correlations between the Chinese CSSWQ and life satisfaction, positive affect, extraversion, and GPA, and negative correlations with neuroticism and negative affect. Monthly income had small negative correlations with academic satisfaction and academic efficacy, smoking had a small positive correlation with school connectedness, and exercise had a small positive correlation with academic efficacy. Conclusion Data for the Chinese CSSWQ in the current study showed validity and reliability, supporting the use of this instrument as a measurement of college student wellbeing in China.

Psychometrics of the Revised College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler L. Renshaw
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Satisfaction ◽  
Response Options

The College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (CSSWQ) is a 15-item self-report rating scale for measuring four classes of college-specific wellbeing behavior: academic efficacy, academic satisfaction, school connectedness, and college gratitude. The present study investigated the psychometrics of a revised version of this measure, which included an additional item measuring academic satisfaction (for the purposes of balancing the number of items across subscales) and standardized the response options for all items to a unified 7-point Likert-type scale (for the purposes of enhancing administration feasibility and scoring interpretability), with a sample of current U.S. college students ( N = 401). Results indicated that responses to the revised version of the CSSWQ had adequate data–model fit to the proposed higher-order measurement model, that all factors were characterized by strong latent construct reliability, and that the higher-order factor demonstrated convergent validity with several domain-general measures of wellbeing and mental health problems. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Grandiose narcissism and performance in organizations: mediating role of subjective wellbeing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Sakkar Sudha ◽  
M. Ghazi Shahnawaz
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Grandiose Narcissism ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractNarcissism is imbued with emotional dynamism and there is a strong need to assess the linkages with outcomes by analyzing their fusion. The present study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance through analyzing the mediating role of subjective wellbeing (positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction). The wholesome assessment of performance was done by considering task performance, team-work and cognitive motivational effectiveness among 293 senior-level Indian employees of a big public sector organization. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 2.0. The correlation results showed that grandiose narcissism was negatively related to performance, life satisfaction and positively related to negative affect. The indirect pathways (through mediation analyses) revealed that negative affect and life satisfaction mediated the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance. The study effectively contributes to the narcissism and performance literature by presenting clearer pathways of grandiose narcissism (through self-regulated emotions and subjective wellbeing). Practical implications were also highlighted beside the theoretical concerns.

Unna boot therapy impact on wellbeing, hope and spirituality in venous leg ulcer patients: a prospective clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Cristina Faria ◽  
Tatiana Loiola ◽  
Geraldo Magela Salomé ◽  
Lydia Masako Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Compression Therapy ◽  
Venous Leg Ulcer ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To assess the impact of Unna boot therapy on subjective wellbeing, hope and spirituality in patients with venous leg ulcers (VLU). Method: This was a prospective, descriptive, analytical, multicentre clinical trial conducted in a nursing care and education centre, an outpatient wound care clinic and a primary health care unit in Brazil. Adult patients with VLUs took part in the study. Patients with diabetic foot ulcers and mixed ulcers were excluded. A questionnaire assessing sociodemographic and religious characteristics of patients, the Subjective Wellbeing Scale, the Spirituality Self-Rating Scale (SSRS), and the Herth Hope Index (HHI) were administered to all patients. Results: A total of 60 patients (63.3% female; 86.7% aged ≥60 years) participated. Before Unna boot therapy, 65%, 66.7% and 65% of patients reported a score of one on positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction, respectively, indicating poor subjective wellbeing. After one month of compression therapy, 66.7%, 50.0%, and 80.0% of patients reported a score of three for each element positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction, respectively, showing a significant improvement in subjective wellbeing (p=0.029). A significant increase in total SSRS scores (p=0.017) was found between baseline (mean: 9.77) and one month of treatment (mean: 25.47), indicating a significant increase in a sense of spirituality. There was also a significant increase in total HHI values (p=0.009) between baseline (mean: 15.68) and one month of compression therapy (mean: 39.38), suggesting a significant increase in hope among patients. Conclusion: Patients with VLUs treated with Unna boot therapy in this study showed significant improvement in subjective wellbeing, spirituality and hope for cure.

Student subjective wellbeing, school functioning, and psychological adjustment in high school adolescents: A latent variable analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan ◽  
Muhammet Coşkun
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
School Functioning ◽  
Academic Satisfaction ◽  
Latent Variable Analysis ◽  
Predictive Effect

Well-being is a multi-faceted construct that encompasses all aspects of healthy and successful human functioning across multiple domains. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive power of student subjective wellbeing on several specific adolescent school and psychological adjustment indicators: school achievement, academic satisfaction, prosocial behavior, and internalizing and externalizing problems. Participants included 223 adolescents, comprising of 54.9% girls, ranging in age from 13 to 18 years (M= 15.67, SD= 1.21). Findings from the LVPA indicated that student subjective wellbeing was significantly associated with youth school functioning and adjustment outcomes, ranging from small-to-large effect size (R2 range = .05 to .42). Student subjective wellbeing had the strongest predictive effect on prosocial behavior, followed by academic satisfaction, psychological health problems, and school achievement. With regard to the first-order models, school connectedness and joy of learning significantly predicted student academic satisfaction, prosocial behavior, and psychological adjustment problems. However, the predictive effect of these variables on student school achievement was non–significant. Educational purpose and academic efficacy were significant predictors of all adolescent outcomes. Taken together, these results suggest that student subjective wellbeing is an essential resource for improving youth academic functioning and psychological health.

Social Skills and Life Satisfaction of Lithuanian First- and Senior-Year University Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romualdas Malinauskas ◽  
Audrone Dumciene ◽  
Dalia Lapeniene
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
University Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
First Year ◽  
Senior Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
The Social

We investigated the social skills and life satisfaction levels of a sample of 459 Lithuanian university students. Participants were 234 women and 225 men; 260 of them were first-year students and 199 of them were senior-year students. The participants completed measures of social skills and satisfaction with life. The results indicated that the women scored higher than did the men for both social skills and life satisfaction. The scores for social skills and life satisfaction of the senior-year students were found to be significantly higher than those of first-year students. There was a positive correlation between level of social skills and life satisfaction; however, this correlation was weak.

scholarly journals Community Participation and Subjective Wellbeing: Mediating Roles of Basic Psychological Needs Among Chinese Retirees

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lanshuang Chen ◽  
Zhen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Mediating Mechanisms

Objectives: Participation in various social organizations, including community organizations, has become an important part of later year. The current study examined the effects of community participation on subjective wellbeing (SWB) and mediating mechanisms among retired residents. Specifically, this study attempts to explain the link between community participation and SWB from the perspective of basic psychological needs (BPN).Methods: A total of 1,458 community-dwelling retirees aged ≥50years in China participated in this study. A self-developed questionnaire measured the general levels of community participation. BPN were assessed with the BPN Scale. SWB was represented by life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect.Results: Community participation positively predicted one’s SWB. Specifically, retirees with a higher levels of community participation often indicated higher life satisfaction and positive affect, and lower negative affect. Three BPN, which consist of needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, mediated the effect of community participation on SWB, respectively, after controlling for some main demographic and socioeconomic factors.Conclusion: The BPN perspective provides a comprehensive explanation for understanding the link between community participation and SWB. Policymakers should consider the role of community participation when developing measures to improve retirees’ quality of life.

Social and Temporal Comparisons as Moderators of Psychological Resources Associations With Wellbeing

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasida Ben-Zur
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Age Range ◽  
General Wellbeing

Abstract. The current study investigated the associations of psychological resources, social comparisons, and temporal comparisons with general wellbeing. The sample included 142 community participants (47.9% men; age range 23–83 years), who compared themselves with others, and with their younger selves, on eight dimensions (e.g., physical health, resilience). They also completed questionnaires assessing psychological resources of mastery and self-esteem, and three components of subjective wellbeing: life satisfaction and negative and positive affect. The main results showed that high levels of psychological resources contributed to wellbeing, with self-enhancing social and temporal comparisons moderating the effects of resources on certain wellbeing components. Specifically, under low levels of mastery or self-esteem self-enhancing social or temporal comparisons were related to either higher life satisfaction or positive affect. The results highlight the role of resources and comparisons in promoting people’s wellbeing, and suggest that self-enhancing comparisons function as cognitive coping mechanisms when psychological resources are low.

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