@article{Ovejero-Bruna_López-Ríos_González_2017, title={Spanish literature and well-being: The case of Chinese students in Spain}, volume={8}, url={https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/jbhsi/article/view/68340}, DOI={10.1016/j.jbhsi.2016.11.002}, abstractNote={<div style="left: 519.743px; top: 523.511px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01453);">Chinesestudents whostudy abroad have to face with many added life stressors compared to those who remain inChina.Furthermore,it has been demonstrated that the use of literature is an important didactic tool in the</div><div style="left: 322.712px; top: 541.775px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.0565);">teaching of foreign language.This study analyzes the experience of a group</div><div style="left: 827.8923333333333px; top: 541.7754773333331px; font-size: 14.943999999999999px; font-family: serif;">of 66 Chinese university students (87.9%women,mean age=23.45years, SD =</div><div style="left: 819.114px; top: 560.04px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.03744);">1.303) who have come to Spain to study Spanish as Foreign Language. Well-being, life satisfaction, engagement, attitude and appreciation concerning</div><div style="left: 396.796px; top: 578.305px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.973659);">Spanish literature were assessed quantitatively. Happiness was assessed</div><div style="left: 318.051px; top: 596.57px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.10752);">through a qualitative approach. Results show that student’s happiness is</div><div style="left: 722.277px; top: 596.57px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.07254);">linked to family well-being. Students were more engaged while studying</div><div style="left: 334.677px; top: 614.835px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.07115);">iinSpain. Students showed greater personal growth and independence while</div><div style="left: 723.689px; top: 614.835px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.06082);">they were in Spain; although they had less interpersonal relationships</div><div style="left: 350.422px; top: 633.1px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.16264);">while living in Spain. Social well-being was higher while they were in</div><div style="left: 85.9955px; top: 669.63px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01034);">China. A relationship between attitude toward literature, engagement, satisfaction with life and psychosocial well-being was found. The</div><div style="left: 485.101px; top: 669.63px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.02055);">main conclusion is that well-being and happiness of Chinese students</div><div style="left: 878.902px; top: 669.63px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01593);">are variables that are affected by the change of country. Literature</div><div style="left: 388.725px; top: 687.895px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01083);">and its way of teaching have an important role in the enhancement</div><div style="left: 687.733px; top: 687.895px; font-size: 14.944px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.05705);">of engagement, life satisfaction and well-being.  </div>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues}, author={Ovejero-Bruna, Mercedes and López-Ríos, Santiago and González, Goretti}, year={2017}, month={ene.}, pages={9–18} }