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Analysis of Well-Being and Anxiety among University Students

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  • Luis Felipe Dias Lopes

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

  • Bianca Michels Chaves

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

  • Adriane Fabrício

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

  • Adriana Porto

    (Department of Business Administration, University Luterana of Braszil—ULBRA, Cachoeira do Sul—Rua Martinho Lutero 301, Bairro Universitário, Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96.501-595, Brazil)

  • Damiana Machado de Almeida

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

  • Sandra Leonara Obregon

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

  • Mauren Pimentel Lima

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

  • Wesley Vieira da Silva

    (Department of Management, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid—UFERSA, Rua Francisco Mota, 572, Presidente Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59625-900, Brazil)

  • Maria Emilia Camargo

    (Graduate Program in Industrial Engineering, University of Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas 1130, Caxias do Sul 95070-560, Brazil)

  • Claudimar Pereira da Veiga

    (School of Management—PPGOLD, Federal University of Parana—UFPR, 632 Prefeito Lothário Meissner Ave, Jardim Botânico, Curitiba, Paraná 80210-170, Brazil)

  • Gilnei Luiz de Moura

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

  • Luciana Santos Costa Vieira da Silva

    (Department of Management, Municipal Center of São José, Rua Jaír Viêira, 2–68, Kobrasol, São José, Santa Catarina 88102-180, Brazil)

  • Vânia Medianeira Flores Costa

    (Graduate Program in Business Administration—PPGA, Federal University of Santa Maria—UFSM, Av. Roraima n° 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul estado 97105-900, Brazil)

Abstract

This article aims to interrelate dimensions of the well-being validation instruments proposed by Watson, Clark and Tellegen (PANAS) with generalized anxiety dimensions proposed by Spitzer et al. (GAD-7) and state-trait anxiety inventories proposed by Biaggio and Natalício (IDATE), using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), in the case of individual university students in southern Brazil and the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. We conducted a behavioral study, characterized as exploratory-descriptive, by applying a questionnaire survey to collect data though face-to face interviews to a group of 460 university students from June to August 2019. A non-probabilistic sampling method for convenience was used, justified by the heterogeneous incidence of the participants. Our results support most of the proposed hypotheses. Only one hypothesis was rejected, i.e., that the Positive Affection Scale (WBS) is not related to the State Anxiety Inventory (IAE)—when a person is feeling in full activity, this situation does not affect the momentary state, characterized by tension, apprehension and by increased activity in the autonomic nervous system. In terms of the subjective well-being of students, 14.13% were found to have a low rating. 86.74% were found to have generalized anxiety; 75% had trait anxiety, and 80.22% had state anxiety. Our results indicate the need for preventive measures to minimize anxiety and help maintain necessary levels of well-being during this phase of academic development and when forging a professional career. It is expected that new studies will contribute to the advancement of such themes, particularly with university students.

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  • Luis Felipe Dias Lopes & Bianca Michels Chaves & Adriane Fabrício & Adriana Porto & Damiana Machado de Almeida & Sandra Leonara Obregon & Mauren Pimentel Lima & Wesley Vieira da Silva & Maria Emilia C, 2020. "Analysis of Well-Being and Anxiety among University Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-23, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:11:p:3874-:d:364977
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