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Table 11.14 Statistical analysis for item “My morale is good”
11.5 Discussion of Findings
The results obtained from the data analysis revealed that the students in the survey
generally had a positive mental wellness. Most of them indicated that they had satisfactory grasps of the elements that constituted a person with a positive outlook on
life. The item that yielded the highest mean is “I have goals and ambitions” (mean =
4.24, s.d. = 0.825) in Table 11.5 above. Seventy-seven out of the ninety respondents
confirmed that they had goals and ambitions in life. A person who has a direction in
life can be said to have a sound mental well-being. The statement of bearing life goals
and ambitions is reflective of a purpose in life. This in turn predicts both health and
longevity which suggests that one’s ability to find meaning from life’s experiences,
especially when dealing with life’s challenges and tribulations such as those faced by
the students in this study. This ability may be a mechanism deployed by the person
which underlies his/her resilience [16].
The item that yielded the lowest mean is the item “I am able to easily find answers
to my problems” (mean = 3.34; s.d. = 0.721) (see Table 11.13). Although more
than half of the respondents did have goals and life ambitions, the means of finding
solutions to their problems were still elusive to them. Such weakness may have been
attributed to their young age with little experience at all in handling life’s turmoil
and challenges. Lacking the ability to locate answers to their life problems, if left
unchecked, may leave the students with feeling unhealthy, mentally. This is because
living as residents at the university, exposing them to bizarre incidents and problems
may pose too much a burden to them, emotionally. Problem-solving and decisionmaking skills are two criteria that determine students’ mental health [14]. Thus, these
students need to be educated with proper problem coping skills.
M. K. Puteri Zarina et al.
Table 11.14 Statistical analysis for item “My morale is good”
11.5 Discussion of Findings
The results obtained from the data analysis revealed that the students in the survey
generally had a positive mental wellness. Most of them indicated that they had satisfactory grasps of the elements that constituted a person with a positive outlook on
life. The item that yielded the highest mean is “I have goals and ambitions” (mean =
4.24, s.d. = 0.825) in Table 11.5 above. Seventy-seven out of the ninety respondents
confirmed that they had goals and ambitions in life. A person who has a direction in
life can be said to have a sound mental well-being. The statement of bearing life goals
and ambitions is reflective of a purpose in life. This in turn predicts both health and
longevity which suggests that one’s ability to find meaning from life’s experiences,
especially when dealing with life’s challenges and tribulations such as those faced by
the students in this study. This ability may be a mechanism deployed by the person
which underlies his/her resilience [16].
The item that yielded the lowest mean is the item “I am able to easily find answers
to my problems” (mean = 3.34; s.d. = 0.721) (see Table 11.13). Although more
than half of the respondents did have goals and life ambitions, the means of finding
solutions to their problems were still elusive to them. Such weakness may have been
attributed to their young age with little experience at all in handling life’s turmoil
and challenges. Lacking the ability to locate answers to their life problems, if left
unchecked, may leave the students with feeling unhealthy, mentally. This is because
living as residents at the university, exposing them to bizarre incidents and problems
may pose too much a burden to them, emotionally. Problem-solving and decisionmaking skills are two criteria that determine students’ mental health [14]. Thus, these
students need to be educated with proper problem coping skills.