J 2022

Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students : Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism

KOTERA, Yasuhiro, Sarah MAYBURY, Gillian LIU, Rory COLMAN, Jenai LIEU et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students : Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism

Name in Czech

Psychická pohoda českých univerzitních studentů : akademická motivace, sebesoucit a sebekritičnost

Authors

KOTERA, Yasuhiro (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Sarah MAYBURY (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Gillian LIU (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Rory COLMAN (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Jenai LIEU (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Jaroslava DOSEDLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

HEALTHCARE, MDPIST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, S, 2022, 2227-9032

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50101 Psychology

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.800

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

UT WoS

000881198400001

Keywords (in Czech)

čeští univerzitní studenti; sebe-soucit; intrinzická motivace; sebekritika; amotivace; sebeznevažování; neadekvátní hodnocení self

Keywords in English

Czech university students; self-compassion; intrinsic motivation; self-criticism; amotivation; self-hate; self-inadequacy

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 22/4/2024 16:32, doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr.

Abstract

V originále

University students in the Czech Republic suffer from a low level of mental well-being. Research in other university student populations suggests that academic motivation, self-compassion, and self-criticism are strongly related to mental well-being. Students who are motivated to study, are kind toward themselves, and are less judgmental of themselves tend to have a high level of mental well-being. These relationships had not been evaluated in Czech students. Accordingly, this cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationships between mental well-being, academic motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation), self-compassion (self-reassurance) and self-criticism (self-inadequacy and self-hate). Of 130 students approached, a convenience sampling of 119 psychology students at a university in the Czech Republic completed a survey regarding these constructs. Correlation, regression, and path analyses were conducted. Mental well-being was positively associated with intrinsic motivation and self-compassion, and negatively associated with amotivation and self-criticism. Self-compassion was identified as the strongest predictor of mental well-being. Lastly, intrinsic motivation mediated the pathway from self-compassion to mental well-being, but not the one from self-inadequacy to mental well-being, and the one from self-hate to mental well-being. Our findings can help educators to identify effective means to protect students’ mental well-being. Cultivating students’ self-compassion may be helpful to protect their mental well-being. University staff and educators in the Czech Republic need to consider ways to embed self-compassion training into their students’ programmes or university life.