Subjective Well-Being and Its Relation to Academic Performance among Students in Medicine, Dentistry, and Other Health Professions

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dc.contributor.authorChattu, Vijay Kumar
dc.contributor.authorSahu, Pradeep Kumar
dc.contributor.authorSeedial, Neela
dc.contributor.authorSeecharan, Gerlisa
dc.contributor.authorSeepersad, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorSeunarine, Melina
dc.contributor.authorSieunarine, Shivanna
dc.contributor.authorSeymour, Kahamaron
dc.contributor.authorSimboo, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Arissa
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-21T15:47:52Z
dc.date.available2021-09-21T15:47:52Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractSubjective well-being is defined as a person’s cognitive and a ective evaluations of his or her life. This study aims to investigate the di erences in the domains of subjective well-being based on gender, type of school, and academic performance. Additionally, the study aimed to determine the factors (socio-demographic variables, including the academic performance of the students) that are predictive of subjective well-being. Subjective well-being was assessed using a questionnaire which included the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), which measured the respondent’s life satisfaction, the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE), which consisted of six positive and negative emotions, and, lastly, the Flourishing Scale (FS), which measured the respondents’ self-perceived success. Data were collected, transformed into a linear scale, and exported into SPSS version 24, where t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation, and stepwise regression were performed. Of the total of 535 participants, the majority were females (383 = 71.6%) and studying in a school of medicine (31.8%). With respect to the SWLS and FS, a significant di erence was reported among students based on the type of school and their academic performance (p < 0.05). While comparing the di erences in the SPANE, a significant di erence was recorded based on academic performance. Among the domains of subjective well-being, only the SPANE showed a significant association with academic performance. Greater subjective well-being correlates with higher academic performance, indicating that subjective well-being is an important aspect of a student’s academic life; provisions can be made by paying more attention to those who showed poor academic performance during and at the end of each semesteren_US
dc.identifier.citationChattu, V.K.; Sahu, P.K.; Seedial, N.; Seecharan, G.; Seepersad, A.; Seunarine, M.; Sieunarine, S.; Seymour, K.; Simboo, S.; Singh, A. Subjective Well-Being and Its Relation to Academic Performance among Students in Medicine, Dentistry, and Other Health Professions. Educ. Sci. 2020, 10, 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10090224
dc.identifier.issn2227-7102
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/9/224
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/49732
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEducation Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Volume 10 Issue 9
dc.subjectSubjective well-beingen_US
dc.subjectAcademic performanceen_US
dc.subjectSatisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)en_US
dc.subjectScale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)en_US
dc.subjectGrade point average (GPA)en_US
dc.subjectMedical sciencesen_US
dc.subjectFlourishing Scale (FS)en_US
dc.subjectPsychologicalen_US
dc.titleSubjective Well-Being and Its Relation to Academic Performance among Students in Medicine, Dentistry, and Other Health Professionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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