A Method for Express Diagnostics of Academic Well-Being of University Students

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Recieved: 12/01/2025

Accepted: 02/10/2026

Published: 03/13/2026

Keywords: well-being; academic well-being; rapid diagnostics; university; questionnaire; students

Pages: 8–20

DOI: 10.11621/npj.2026.0201

Available online: 13.03.2026

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Vasileva, I.V. , Chumakov, M.V., Chumakova, D.M. (2026). A Method for Express Diagnostics of Academic Well-Being of University Students. National Psychological Journal, 21(2) , 8–20. https://doi.org/10.11621/npj.2026.0201

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Vasileva, I.V. Tyumen State University, Tyumen Institute of Advanced Training of Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

Chumakov, M.V. Kurgan State University, Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin

Chumakova, D.M. Kurgan State University

Abstract

Background. The article presents the results of the development and psychometric validation of the author’s methodology for express diagnostics of university students’ academic well-being. Assessing students’ academic well-being is a pressing issue for university psychological services and youth policy departments. This is essential for the effective planning and implementation of educational and psycho-preventive work at universities.

Objectives. The focus of the study is on the development and psychometric substantiation of the methodology for express diagnostics of university students’ academic well-being.

Study Participants. The study was conducted on a sample of 754 undergraduate, specialist and master’s students of different years. M age = 20.24; SD = 1.88; (girls were 86.73%, and boys 13.27% of the sample).

Methods. The methodology consists of 21 items, making up six content scales of well-being in the situations of academic interaction that are significant for students. The scales included assessments of the situations in the classroom -with teachers of disciplines in the specialty, with teachers of other disciplines, with other students, with the university administration, and in extracurricular activities. To test convergent validity, the Well-Being questionnaire developed by Butler and Kern namely the PERMA-Profiler (adapted by Isaeva et al.) and the Shamionov and Butler method for diagnosing subjective well-being of an individual were used.

Results. The questionnaire showed good internal consistency: Cronbach’s alpha is 0.85; RMSEA = 0.08; CFI = 0.93; AGFI = 0.8; GFI = 0.86; CMIN/df = 3.9; TLI = 0.91; SRMR = 0.04. Test-retest reliability r = 0.72 at p < 0.05. Validity is confirmed by correlations (r = 0.35 to 0.5 at p < 0.05) with thematically close diagnostic constructs.

Conclusions. The questionnaire can be used in universities as a tool for monitoring students’ academic well-being for both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies; as well as for establishing the characteristics of academic well-being in different groups.

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Vasileva, I.V. , Chumakov, M.V., Chumakova, D.M. . A Method for Express Diagnostics of Academic Well-Being of University Students. // National Psychological Journal 2026. 2. Pages8–20. doi: 10.11621/npj.2026.0201

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