Levels of wellbeing, resilience, and physical activity amongst Irish pre-service teachers: a baseline study

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dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Niamh
dc.contributor.authorLawlor, Martin
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorBreslin, Gavin
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Wesley
dc.contributor.funderState of Mind Ireland (SOMI)en
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T15:15:16Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T15:15:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-14
dc.date.updated2020-01-08T15:01:32Z
dc.description.abstractThe current study examines the wellbeing, resilience and physical activity (PA) levels among Irish pre-service teachers. Participants were a sample of 128 higher education students (29% male; 71% female; mean age range 18–27 years old) who completed a self-report questionnaire, using a combination of established instruments for wellbeing, resilience, and PA. Descriptive data revealed that 39.1% presented with low levels of resilience, and 74% were not meeting the PA guidelines for health. One sample t-tests further revealed the sample population of higher education students had lower wellbeing (t (127) = −3.05, p = .003) and resilience (t (127) = −6.48, p = .003) levels, when compared to the population normative data. Results from the existing study suggest that a structured mental health and PA education awareness intervention for Irish pre-service teachers may be warranted, specifically to increase the lower than expected levels of resilience. The existing sample of pre-service teachers are at a critical time of transition, as they move forward into a profession where self-awareness of wellbeing is required at the beginning of their careers to sustain health both inside and outside of the classroom.en
dc.description.sponsorshipState of Mind Ireland (SOMI, funding of a Ph.D. research project (2017–2020))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationO’ Brien, N., Lawlor, M., Chambers, F., Breslin, G. and O’ Brien, W. (2019) 'Levels of wellbeing, resilience, and physical activity amongst Irish pre-service teachers: a baseline study', Irish Educational Studies, pp. 1-18. doi: 10.1080/03323315.2019.1697948en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03323315.2019.1697948en
dc.identifier.endpage18en
dc.identifier.issn0332-3315
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Educational Studiesen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9464
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rights© 2019 Educational Studies Association of Ireland. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Irish Educational Studie on 14 Dec 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03323315.2019.1697948en
dc.subjectInterventionen
dc.subjectPhysical activityen
dc.subjectPre-service teachersen
dc.subjectResilienceen
dc.subjectWellbeingen
dc.titleLevels of wellbeing, resilience, and physical activity amongst Irish pre-service teachers: a baseline studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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