Development Via Web Application of an Academic Well-Being Scale for University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors: Pereira TB and Alchieri JC*

DOI: 10.23880/pprij-16000340

Volume 8, Issue 2

Abstract

This is a study of technological development in the elaboration of a computerized instrument for the evaluation of the selfperception of academic well-being, based on the theory of subjective well-being of Positive Psychology. It aimed to build an instrument and seek evidence of validity via web application as a technology for evaluation of the construct of academic well-being in university students. Descriptive and exploratory, quantitative field investigation with 702 volunteer academics from Universities from different geopolitical regions in Brazil. After the theoretical analysis, through an integrative review, which allowed the construction of the items, which initially were 50 items. In the construction of the instrument, factors related to the content of academic well-being were obtained, with Eigenvalue equal to or greater than 0.44 being defined. Thus, 03 Factors were evidenced: Factor 01 - Self-confidence and professional academic achievement, with 27 items; Factor 02 - Social support with 2 items; and Factor 3 - Self-perceived limitations in income, with 11 items. The total scale presented McDonald’s Omega of 0.894, with 40 items in its final version. The validity conditions were guaranteed, together with the reliability, of the three subscales and the total scale assured. Such aspects of the evaluation of academic well-being can be employed in verifications after the return of university activities, identifying possibilities of changes in the academic scenario and strategies of interventions and behavioral readaptations.

Keywords: Subjective Well-Being; Positive Psychology; University Students; Scale

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