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

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dc.check.date2021-06-14
dc.check.infoAccess to this article is restricted until 18 months after publication by request of the publisher.en
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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