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Connecting Campus and Resilience : Exploring the Relationship between Place Attachment, Community Resilience, and Psychological Well-being in the University Setting
Hetche, S. (2023) Connecting Campus and Resilience : Exploring the Relationship between Place Attachment, Community Resilience, and Psychological Well-being in the University Setting.
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| Abstract: | The present study adopted a quantitative cross-sectional design and was part of a larger study to gain more insight into the concept of community resilience, its contributors, and its consequences. The aim of this research was to shed light on the relationships between students’ place attachment (PA) to campus, their perceived community resilience (CR), and their psychological well-being (PWB) in the university context and examine if CR mediates the relationship between PA and PWB. The participants (N = 90), who were students at the University of Twente (Netherlands), were asked to fill out an online survey comprising, among others, three different psychological scales to measure their PA, CR, and PWB respectively and a few optional open questions. The results showed significant positive relationships between each of the three variables yet revealed that the relationship between PA and PWB is not mediated by CR. Answers to the open questions suggested that memories, as the cognitive aspect of PA, and peer relationships might be more relevant for students’ attachment to campus. As the university is an inherently temporary place for short-term stay, students’ PA might manifest differently in relation to campus. Results further supported previous findings showing the significance of PA for CR and the relevance of resilient communities and attachment to campus to facilitate students’ PWB. This study was the first to examine the interplay among PA, CR, and PWB within the university context and showed that their relationships also hold in this setting. Thus, suggestions were made as to how universities could facilitate PA to campus and university CR to contribute to improved support and facilitation of well-being among university students. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95600 |
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