BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY CLASSES AS MENTAL WELL-BEING INTERVENTION FOR PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.71122080218

• Palavras-chave: Biblical anthropology; Mental Well-being; Psychology

• Keywords: Biblical anthropology; Mental Well-being; Psychology

• Abstract:

  The university period is marked by several changes in the Psychology students' lives, which can generate challenges for their mental health, mainly in this pandemic period. Several symptoms result from this problem: social isolation, rejection, competitiveness, etc. Within the teaching at the Adventist College of Bahia (FADBA), religion/spirituality is introduced in classes, which has one of its objectives to help students face spiritual and mental difficulties. This research aims to measure the impact of Biblical Anthropology Classes (BAC) on the lives of Psychology students concerning their mental well-being. This research used the study of Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). The population of 49 Psychology students studying at the FADBA during the year 2021. Some results from the description analysis present that most of the students are Female. The majority of them have around 16-24 years old. The Marital Status of the greatest group is Single. The type of school that the participants studied at high school is the majority Public. The result of the regression analysis reported is that the linear combination of the Scale of Well-Being and the students' Grades on Biblical Anthropology classes is statistically significant (F(1,47)=58,92 p<0.01). The Coefficient of Multiple Determination R2 adjusted indicates about 54,7% (R=0.746) of the variance in Scale of Well-Being of the Psychology Students is explained by the model. The regression analysis result indicates that Well-Being of the Students tends to increase when the Grades increases (b=,764), and this relationship is statistically significant at α=0,05. The most important predictor for this Scale is the students' Grades (β= ,746). It is possible to see a significant effect and relationship in this research. About the 49 Psychology students, among all the variables that could interfere with these students' well-being, only their grades in the Anthropology classes had a relationship to increase the students' well-being.

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