| Title |
Factors influencing students’ happiness, vitality, and self-esteem / |
| Authors |
Majauskienė, Daiva ; Istomina, Natalja ; Valančienė, Dovilė ; Dadelienė, Rūta ; Šidlauskienė, Aurelija ; Aukštikalnis, Tomas ; Jamontaitė, Ieva Eglė ; Strazdaitė, Emilija ; Žilinskienė, Ramunė ; Gintilienė, Milda ; Šarkauskienė, Asta ; Skurvydas, Albertas |
| DOI |
10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1463459 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Frontiers in psychology.. Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA. 2024, vol. 15, art. no. 1463459, p. [1-9].. eISSN 1664-1078 |
| Keywords [eng] |
happiness ; life vitality ; health and healthy lifestyles ; emotional intelligence ; logical thinking ; moral decision ; childhood negative experience ; personality traits |
| Abstract [eng] |
Introduction: The happiness and well-being of individuals are among the most important components of life. However, there remains a lack of evidence regarding the relationships between students’ happiness, vigor, and self-esteem on the one hand and various complex factors on the other hand. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 397 students from various Lithuanian universities. We determined students’ happiness, self-esteem, vigor, healthy lifestyles, perceived stress, personality traits, academic achievements and motivation by using validated scales. Results and discussion: The study indicates that while happiness and self-esteem are not linked to healthy lifestyles, vigor is positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and healthy eating, and negatively with body mass index (BMI). Happiness and vigor inversely relate to stress, and happiness and self-esteem inversely relate to depression. Vigor is positively related to extraversion, and self-esteem to neuroticism. Happiness, vigor, and self-esteem are not linked to academic achievements, but happiness relates to non-utilitarian decisions, and self-esteem to emotional intelligence and non-utilitarian decisions. Happiness, vigor, self-esteem were not linked to intrinsic motivation to study, but self-esteem was inversely related to amotivation and childhood violence. This study fills the research gap and deepens the understanding of what determines students’ happiness and vigor, and self-esteem. |
| Published |
Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2024 |
| CC license |
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