Qualitative analysis of factors that support student wellbeing in Health Sciences

In this study the focus was on undergraduate students from different contextual backgrounds to try to obtain a more holistic, insightful explanation of supportive factors affecting their wellbeing. Undergraduate students from the Health Sciences who participated in the face-to-face brief interviews and a focus group session. The current study describes and explores factors supporting the wellbeing of undergraduate students using a qualitative, phenomenological approach by conducting a secondary analysis of an existing data set. To be specific, the phenomenological stance is used in the form of an interpretative epistemological paradigm. Convenience and purposive sampling were implemented. Data were generated through brief face-to-face interviews (n=427) and a focus group (n=6). The data were analysed by means of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

本研究以具有不同背景的本科生为研究对象，旨在更全面、深入地阐释影响其幸福感的支持性因素。研究对象为参与面对面简短访谈与焦点小组讨论的健康科学专业本科生。本研究通过对现有数据集开展二次分析，采用质性现象学研究方法，对支持本科生幸福感的相关因素进行描述与探究。具体而言，本研究以解释主义认识论范式为框架，采用现象学研究立场。研究采用方便抽样与目的抽样两种抽样方式。研究数据通过427次简短面对面访谈与6人焦点小组讨论采集获得。数据采用解释现象学分析（Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis）方法进行分析。