The Effects of Stress and Life Satisfaction on Psychological Well-being in University Students
AUTHORS
Hyoun-Yong Kwon,18330 Dept. Liberal Arts, Hyupsung Univ., 72, Choerubaek-ro, Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Je-Il Park,17092 Dept. Graduate School of Education, Yongin Univ., 134, Yongindaehak-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Hyun-Mi Kim,16487 Dept. Counseling psychology, Gukje Cyber Univ., 490, Gyeongsu-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to examine the effects of stress and life satisfaction on Psychological Well-Being. To do this, 5,200 university students were surveyed and 4,091 people were analyzed using SPSS ver. 23.0. The results of the study are as follows. The variables of stress and life satisfaction which affect the psychological well-being of university students showed that 12 of the 20 variables had a significant effect on psychological well-being, The explanatory power (R2) was 10.0% in total. In particular, satisfaction relationships with friends(5.3%), psychological health stress(2.2%), academic performance satisfaction(0.7%), academic problems stress(0.6%) and satisfaction relationships with parent(0.2%) showed that the explanatory power is high. Based on these results, To improve the psychological Well-Being of university students, we sought to reduce stress and increase life satisfaction, and suggested the necessity of follow-up study considering environmental factors.
KEYWORDS
Psychological Well-Being, Stress, Life-Satisfaction, University students
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