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Lisa Kiltz1, Raven Rinas2, Martin Daumiller2
1Department of Teacher Education, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychology
|October 5, 2020
Summary
University students and teachers experience significant stress. This study reveals their well-being is interconnected, highlighting the student-teacher relationship
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Higher Education Studies
- Well-being Research
Background:
- University students and teachers report high stress and burnout, impacting overall well-being.
- Existing research on student and teacher well-being is often siloed, neglecting their interconnectedness.
- Conceptualizations of academic well-being vary significantly across studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how students and teachers conceptualize well-being within the university environment based on lived experiences.
- To investigate the interactive relationship between student well-being and teacher well-being.
Main Methods:
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with six university students and ten university teachers from Germany and the Netherlands.
- Employed a multistage qualitative coding process for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Identified student and teacher perceptions of well-being aligning with positive psychology, resilience, and basic psychological needs fulfillment.
- Revealed a significant interaction between student and teacher well-being.
- The student-teacher relationship emerged as a key factor influencing the well-being of both groups.
Conclusions:
- Supports a more unified conceptualization of well-being in academic settings.
- Recommends initiatives that simultaneously support students and teachers, emphasizing the student-teacher relationship.
Keywords:
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