Open AccessOrientation to Happiness as a Predictor of University Students’ Engagement
Author(s) -
María Fernanda Durón-Ramos,
Fernanda García Vázquez
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of evaluation and research in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2620-5440
pISSN - 2252-8822
DOI - 10.11591/ijere.v7i4.15446
Subject(s) - happiness , psychology , structural equation modeling , social psychology , construct (python library) , academic achievement , goal orientation , consistency (knowledge bases) , well being , mathematics education , mathematics , statistics , computer science , programming language , geometry , psychotherapist
There is empirical evidence for a close link between positive personal components and students' engagement in academic activities. Personal well-being is a construct that can be studied from a variety of angles. Recent studies point to the relevance of orientation to happiness examining three types of well-being. The main objective of this study is to test the relationship that orientation to happiness has with university students' engagement at a public institution in northern Mexico. A stratified probabilistic sample of 266 students was used. The internal consistency of the scales was analyzed using the SPSS package and a model of structural equations in the EQS program. Results indicate is a direct and significant relationship between the orientation to happiness and the students' engagement. This supports the importance of promoting positive factors in students to improve their academic and personal development.