Higher education for happiness? Investigating the impact of education on the hedonic and eudaimonic well-being of Europeans

Jongbloed, Janine

doi:10.1177/1474904118770818

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“…The two new variables considered in this study have been marital status and educational level. In this case, the SWLS shows strong invariance between people with higher than high school education and those with a lower educational level, presenting in this sample similar values of satisfaction with their lives, in line with results obtained in previous studies [15,25].…”

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confidence: 91%

Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale by gender, age, marital status and educational level

2018

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Introduction The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) has shown strong evidence of acceptability, reliability, validity and invariance for gender, whereas there is mixed evidence of invariance by culture and age and the literature has not explored the roles of marital status and educational level. The SWLS should be invariant by marital status and educational level to be able to compare scores between groups. We aimed to explore the invariance of the SWLS by marital status and educational level. Method A convenience sample of 726 Spanish adults participated in a survey. We tested a one-factor model using confirmatory factor analysis. We tested the configural, metric and scalar invariance of the factorial structure of the SWLS by gender, age, marital status and level of education. Results The results show a scalar invariance by gender and educational level and a partial scalar invariance by marital status. Women and individuals in a relationship show greater subjective well-being while no differences are observed among people with different educational levels. Discussion The SLWS is valid for comparisons between genders, age, educational levels but not for marital status. It is essential to verify its invariance to interpret mean differences and significance values appropriately.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale by gender, age, marital status and educational level

2018

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“…These findings represent the transitional nature of the population being studied. While the association between wellbeing and higher education is unclear, the findings from the current study suggest personal growth in completing higher education may contribute to emerging adult wellbeing [44]. The association between employment and hedonic wellbeing could be linked to the security and independence enjoyed through full time employment providing the basis for exploring opportunities for pleasure [45,46].…”

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confidence: 73%

Who Are the Flourishing Emerging Adults on the Urban East Coast of Australia?

Sofija

Harris

Sebar

et al. 2021

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It is increasingly recognised that strategies to treat or prevent mental illness alone do not guarantee a mentally healthy population. Emerging adults have been identified as a particularly vulnerable population when it comes to mental health concerns. While mental illnesses are carefully monitored and researched, less is known about mental wellbeing or flourishing, that is, experience of both high hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing. This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of flourishing and its predictors among emerging adults in Australia. 1155 emerging adults aged 18–25 years completed a survey containing measures of wellbeing, social networks, social connectedness, health status, and socio-demographic variables. Most participants (60.4%) experienced moderate levels of wellbeing, 38.6% were flourishing and 1% were languishing (low wellbeing). Flourishers were more likely to be older, identify as Indigenous, be in a romantic relationship, study at university, perceive their family background as wealthy, rate their general health status as excellent, and have higher perceived social resources. The findings show that the majority of emerging adults are not experiencing flourishing and offer an insight into potential target groups and settings, such as vocational education colleges, for emerging adult mental health promotion. Interventions that help strengthen social resources have the potential to improve the mental wellbeing of emerging adults.

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“…Therefore, there is a need to include other aspects of enabling access such as work experience, career counseling and co-curricular activities as proposed by Pitan (2016). Moreover, World Happiness Report asserts that education has an indirect link to wellbeing through raise of income, increasing the chances of employability and providing secruity of job (Helliwell, Layard, & Sachs, 2012;Jongbloed, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Jongbloed (2018) used data of more than 50,000 individuals form European Social Survey (2012) and found that access to tertiary education was positively and significantly related to subjective wellbeing measured as flourishing. There is a need to retest education and wellbeing link in other countries investigating its differential impact on employed versus unemployed individuals (Jongbloed, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Access to Higher Education: Source of Graduate Employability and Wellbeing

Bakari

Hunjra

2018

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Access to higher education has been the subject of considerable debate among policy makers and academicians. But the concept lacks empirical evidence regarding its impact upon students and societal outcomes. This study provides empirical answer to the research question: how do access to higher education and teachers’ support relate to graduates’ self-perceived employability and psychological wellbeing? The data were collected from 520 students of bachelors and master’s programs in rural campuses of an oldest University of Pakistan and analyzed through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS and SPSS software. Results reveal that access to higher education and teachers support are positively related with selfperceived employability of graduating student with little or no difference among gender. Whereas, teachers support also contributes to psychological wellbeing of the students. The impact of access to higher education on psychological wellbeing was insignificant. This study provides implications for universities, policy makers, and human resource management professionals regarding enhancement of graduate employability. Keywords: access to higher education, psychological well-being, self-perceived employability, teachers’ support

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Higher education for happiness? Investigating the impact of education on the hedonic and eudaimonic well-being of Europeans

Cited by 51 publications

References 81 publications

Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale by gender, age, marital status and educational level

Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale by gender, age, marital status and educational level

Who Are the Flourishing Emerging Adults on the Urban East Coast of Australia?

Access to Higher Education: Source of Graduate Employability and Wellbeing

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