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Title RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED ACADEMIC STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: ROLE OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS

Author(s) Narjis Fatima

Abstract The present study was designed to study the Relationship of perceived academic stress, psychological wellbeing and academic performance among university students along studying some personal factors (resilience, self-efficacy and coping strategies) and social factor (perceived social support). Data was collected from various universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi following the convenient sampling technique. Total sample of (N=361) students including both men (n = 152) and women (n = 209) with age range of 18 to 30 participated in the study. In this study, perception of academic stress scale (PASS; Bedewey & Gabriel, 2015), psychological wellbeing scale (PWS; Ryff, 2013), brief resilience scale (BRS; Smith et al., 2008), generalized self-efficacy scale (GSES; Schwarzer, 2012), brief cope scale (Carver, 1997) and multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS, Zimet et al., 1988) were used. Academic performance of students is measured through their CGPA’s. The results of the study revealed significant negative but weak relationship between perceived academic stress and psychological wellbeing (r = -.39**) and between perceived academic stress and academic performance (r = -.21**). Also, the study also highlighted that perceived academic stress is significant predictor of both psychological wellbeing and academic performance of students. The findings of the study revealed non-significant moderating effect of personal and social effects in the association between the current study variables. Moreover, mixed result is obtained from the sample of this study regarding the demographic variables i.e. gender, students’ accommodation, schedule of program and employment status. This study highlights that universities should initiate academic stress management programs in order to promote the psychological wellbeing and educational progress of their students. This study encourages collaboration of higher education institutions with mental health professionals to create such resource system that provide support to students in their academic and emotional needs along strengthen their abilities.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Psychology

Language English

Publication Date 2025-07-07

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