Psychological well-being and scholastic achievement among university students in a Canadian Prairie City |
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Authors: | Henry P H Chow |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology & Social Studies, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 0A2 |
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Abstract: | This article reports the findings from a questionnaire survey of university students’ scholastic achievement and psychological
well-being in a Canadian prairie city. Multiple ordinary least-squares regression analyses revealed that sex, educational
aspirations, hours spent on studying, father’s education, physical health, financial stress, and stress due to balancing work,
school, and social life were found to be significantly associated with academic performance. More specifically, female students
and those who reported higher educational aspirations, indicated better physical health, experienced less financial stress
or stress due to finance or to balancing work, school, and social life, spent more time on studying, and those whose father
had a higher level of education were found to perform better academically. On the other hand, income, physical health, relationship
with significant other, relationship with family, relationships with friends, self image, and academic stress were found to
be significantly related to psychological well-being. Put succinctly, respondents who had a higher family income, reported
better physical health, expressed a higher degree of satisfaction with their relationships with family, friends, and significant
other, indicated a more positive self-image, and experienced less academic stress were found to exhibit a significantly higher
level of psychological well-being. |
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Keywords: | University students Psychological well-being Scholastic achievement |
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