Blog: Looking on the bright side: could being optimistic be bad for student well-being?

Abstract

Leaving home and moving away to university is hard. There are all sorts of stressors that impact first year students including learning to live independently, making new friends, managing finances and working out what is required of being a university student. Many experience home sickness and a period of adjustment. During this vulnerable time, the coping patterns young people develop can determine how they will respond to crises across their life span