Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Student Perception of an Australian University
The health and well-being of university students is a priority agenda, given the need to advance health in the university system and the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal regarding quality and inclusive education. However, current literature lacks adequate insights regarding health and...
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| description | The health and well-being of university students is a priority agenda, given the need to advance health in the university system and the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal regarding quality and inclusive education. However, current literature lacks adequate insights regarding health and well-being considerations. This study investigated students’ perceptions concerning how university students experience health and well-being. The study is underpinned using the biopsychosocial model of health and was conducted via a cross-sectional student survey with quantitative and open-ended questions at an Australian university in 2021. A hierarchical regression model with 625 respondents indicated health and well-being are significantly influenced by mental (t-value = 15.7, <i>p</i> < 0.001), physical (t-value = 9.48, <i>p</i> < 0.001), university learning (t-value = 5.16, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and economic (t-value = 4.78, <i>p</i> < 0.001) domains regardless of the demographic and study characteristics of students. Students’ perception of their health and well-being varied according to student age, the college of study, and whether they were an international student. Both the quantitative and qualitative findings supported that the mental, physical, university learning, and economic domains of students’ health and well-being are interdependent. There is a case for a proactive, continuous, inclusive, and holistic health and well-being approach to support student success in higher education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b54f9ddc11943e0a5091e33e24c3cdd2023-11-19T16:17:23ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-10-011310104610.3390/educsci13101046Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Student Perception of an Australian UniversityNazlee Siddiqui0Hazel Maxwell1Maria Agaliotis2Australian Institute of Health Service Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Sydney Campus, Alexandria, NSW 2015, AustraliaSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW 2116, AustraliaAustralian Institute of Health Service Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Sydney Campus, Alexandria, NSW 2015, AustraliaThe health and well-being of university students is a priority agenda, given the need to advance health in the university system and the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal regarding quality and inclusive education. However, current literature lacks adequate insights regarding health and well-being considerations. This study investigated students’ perceptions concerning how university students experience health and well-being. The study is underpinned using the biopsychosocial model of health and was conducted via a cross-sectional student survey with quantitative and open-ended questions at an Australian university in 2021. A hierarchical regression model with 625 respondents indicated health and well-being are significantly influenced by mental (t-value = 15.7, <i>p</i> < 0.001), physical (t-value = 9.48, <i>p</i> < 0.001), university learning (t-value = 5.16, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and economic (t-value = 4.78, <i>p</i> < 0.001) domains regardless of the demographic and study characteristics of students. Students’ perception of their health and well-being varied according to student age, the college of study, and whether they were an international student. Both the quantitative and qualitative findings supported that the mental, physical, university learning, and economic domains of students’ health and well-being are interdependent. There is a case for a proactive, continuous, inclusive, and holistic health and well-being approach to support student success in higher education.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/10/1046biopsychosocial model of healthuniversity studentwell-beingpsychological well-beinguniversity learningeconomic well-being |
| spellingShingle | Nazlee Siddiqui Hazel Maxwell Maria Agaliotis Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Student Perception of an Australian University Education Sciences biopsychosocial model of health university student well-being psychological well-being university learning economic well-being |
| title | Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Student Perception of an Australian University |
| title_full | Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Student Perception of an Australian University |
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| title_short | Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Student Perception of an Australian University |
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