Sinapsi Academic Self-Management Training Group to Promote Well-Being with University Students

Introduction: Self-management (SM) is a concept aimed to manage of chronic patients. To date, SM has not been used and implemented within the university context. Within a positive psychology framework, SM is a key strategic competence, effective in the support of personal resources for the management of the relationship between the student and university. Within the SInAPSi Centre of Federico II University-Naples, authors have developed an innovative group training programme, SInAPSi Academic Self-Management Training (SAM), based on the acquisition and promotion of the strategy of SM composed of six weekly meetings held on the MTeams Platform. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of six group cycles of SAM conducted with 92 students. Method: The General Self Efficacy Scale, Academic Motivation Scale, and SInAPSi Academic Engagement Scale have been administered in pre and post testing and a T-test for paired samples was performed by SPSS software. Results: The results show that SAM has proven to be effective in improving significantly students’ general self-efficacy and in realizing a more adaptive integration of university life into the private domain. Discussion: Results suggest that the acquisition of competences in SM will support all kinds of students not only during their academic careers but also during their transition into the job market.