What Factors Influence Well-being of Students on Performing Small Group Discussion

Faculty of Medicine of Udayana University applied Small Group Discussion (SGD) in its learning process. If group problem solving succeeds, each member of the group will individually succeed. However, the success is also determined by each individual’s level of psychological well-being. When the students are in the high level of well-being, they will feel comfortable in SGD, and teamwork will be effective. Therefore, it is needed to conduct a research which investigates how psychological factors, such as traits, needs, cognitive, and social intelligence, influence students’ wellbeing in performing SGD. This research is also initiated by several cases of students who prefer individual learning and take SGD merely to fulfill attendance requirement. If the students have good well-being, they will take the SGD process optimally. The subject of this research was 100 students of Faculty of Medicine of Udayana University. This survey research used psychological test assessment, Psychological well-being scale, and Social Intelligence scale to gain data analyzed quantitatively. The results showed that all aspects of traits together with aspects 'need for rules and supervision' affect social intelligence. Furthermore, social intelligence factor with cognitive factors influence well-being of the students in the process of SGD. Keywords: well-being, Small Group Discussion, student