Goal setting in higher education: how, why, and when are students prompted to set goals? A systematic review

Frontiers in Education, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

The increasingly digital landscape of higher education has highlighted the importance self-regulated learning in environments. To support this, academic goal setting is frequently used to enhance order improve performance. Although many studies have explored implementation activities as behavioral modifiers, across these varied, and there little consensus on components which should be included reported when studying activities. provide an overview current state field, a systematic review was carried out examining implemented within over last 14 years (2010–2024) determine for whom, what contexts, how been implemented. results from 60 reveal wide array implementations covering countries disciplines. Overall, are highly heterogeneous, with large differences between out. However, also show strong trend toward partial digitalization, most using technology deliver their activities, but very few adopting technologies any further enhancements or support. reveals focus non-experimental exploring content student goals, only small selection testing effect experimental studies. Based we suggest future work focuses setting, especially focusing interplay design individual needs, well investigation emerging educational can scale

Language: Английский

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A Very Low–Carbohydrate Program in Adults With Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Phospholipase Domain–Containing Protein 3 Risk Genotype: Pre-Post Intervention Study

JMIR Formative Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9, P. e60051 - e60051

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Abstract Background Insulin resistance and the G allele of rs738409 interact to create a greater risk metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease. Objective This study aims confirm that one promising way reduce insulin is by following very low–carbohydrate (VLC) dietary pattern. Methods Adults with rs738409-GG or -CG steatosis elevated function tests, were taught an ad libitum VLC diet, positive affect mindful eating skills, goal setting, self-monitoring given feedback coaching for 4 months. We measured steatosis, anthropometric, serum diet adherence, quality life measures. Results In this small pilot trial, 11 participants enrolled, 9 (82%) completed outcomes. All viewed at least 1 session intervention, 8 (73%) half sessions. Among who provided 4-month self-report information, intervention satisfaction was high (mean 6.22, 95% CI 5.58-6.85), 5 (56%) rating top score, (44%) reporting they did not plan stop diet. Across hepatic fat percent measurement, change in −33.17% (95% −86.48 20.14), only adherent pattern, −53.12% −71.25 −34.99). Amongst 6 out (75%) considered responders, relative decline ≥30%, body weight, (100%) lost ≥5% their weight. There no serious adverse events. Conclusions suggest feasibility, acceptability, preliminary efficacy adults higher genetic disease, although there need further studies sample size substantial biases study.

Language: Английский

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Positive changes in daily life? A meta‐analysis of positive psychological ecological momentary interventions

Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1)

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Abstract Positive psychological interventions (PPI) hold promise for boosting well‐being and quality of life in diverse populations, but not much is known about their efficacy as ecological momentary (EMIs, e.g. via mobile applications) daily life. This meta‐analysis uses random‐effects models to examine the PPI‐EMIs compared control groups (active or passive) exploring study region, age, gender, risk bias moderators. Overall, 16 studies were included ( N = 3397, 69.1% female, M age 21.87, SD 13.02). We observed clinically significant effects favor intervention positive affect at posttest k 6; g 0.29; p 0.05) follow‐up 5; 0.21; 0.13). No moderator found. The number was small each outcome, mixed, heterogeneity moderate high most outcomes.

Language: Английский

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Moving Beyond Disciplinary Silos Towards a Transdisciplinary Model of Wellbeing: An Invited Review

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: May 14, 2021

The construct of wellbeing has been criticised as a neoliberal construction western individualism that ignores wider systemic issues such inequality and anthropogenic climate change. Accordingly, there have increasing calls for broader conceptualisation wellbeing. Here we impose an interpretative framework on previously published literature theory, present theoretical brings into focus the multifaceted determinants their interactions across multiple domains levels scale. We define positive psychological experience, promoted by connections to self, community environment, supported healthy vagal function, all which are impacted socio-contextual factors lie beyond control individual. By emphasising within individual highlighting how function both affects key domains, biopsychosocial underpinnings explicitly linked context is consistent with, yet complementary to, multi-levelled ecological systems theory. Reflecting reciprocal relationships between scale related social contextual known impact wellbeing, our GENIAL may provide foundation transdisciplinary science potential promote individuals while also playing role in tackling major societal challenges.

Language: Английский

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The Model for Sustainable Mental Health: Future Directions for Integrating Positive Psychology Into Mental Health Care

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Oct. 21, 2021

This position paper proposes a model for systematic integration of positive psychology interventions (PPIs) in mental healthcare. On the one hand, PPIs can contribute to decrease dysfunctional processes underlying illness. evidence is at core new domains clinical and psychiatry. other growing number studies demonstrate that health not merely absence Mental wellbeing represents related but separate dimension health. reduces risk future incidence illness highly valued by people receiving psychological treatment as an important aspect personal complete recovery growth. makes vital outcome directly increase wellbeing. The sustainable presented integrating science into heuristic guide both practitioners researchers developing, implementing, evaluating more balanced, complaint- strength-oriented, approach. role gratitude discussed example applying model. Also, three potential modalities implementing psychotherapy are as: primary treatment, combinatorial intervention with severe or persistent disorder. Finally, we argue longitudinal needed substantiate involved.

Language: Английский

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