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Measuring, monitoring and managing the psychological well-being of first year university students
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This paper profiles the psychological well-being of students in their initial year of university. There were three aims: to measure the impact of arrival at university on the psychological well-being of first year students, to monitor (i.e. profile) the shape of psychological well-being across the first year, and to investigate how students manage their well-being in relation to the use of university counselling services. Data were collected on four occasions, with 84% of all first year students at a UK university (4,699 students) completing the questionnaire on at least one occasion. Psychological well-being was assessed using the GP-CORE, a general population form of the CORE-OM. Results show that greater strain is placed on well-being once students start university compared to levels preceding entry. This strain rises and falls across the year but does not return to pre-university levels. Items tapping depression and anxiety suggest that the first year of university is a time of heightened anxiety but not a particularly depressive time. The findings are discussed in relation to students’ experience of higher education and how to match student needs with university counselling service provision.
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- Authors
- Cooke, R., Bewick, B. M., Barkham, M., Bradley, M., & Audin, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Venue
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2006-11
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 505-517
- ISSN
- 0306-9885 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-3534
- OpenAlex
- W2055438252
- Cited by
- 317
- References
- 43
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- FWCI
- 11.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Guidance and Counselling (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Petroleum Technology Research Centre
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- psychological well-being, first-year students, transition to higher education, student counseling services, depression, anxiety, well-being monitoring, well-being management, CORE-OM, student mental health
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