IDENTIFYING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF LOW ACADEMIC GRADES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AS A MEDIATOR

Authors

  • Abida Perveen Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur Pakistan
  • Bisma Akhlaq Department of Applied Psychology, IUB
  • Sara Sajjad SSS (Education) QAED (W) Bahawalpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1379

Abstract

Considering the psychological factors that significantly associated either positive or negative with student’s academic grades is vital to help the student’s success and persist in higher education. Therefore, this study was carried out to address the psychological correlates of low academic grades among university students. This study also highlighted the mediating role of socio-economic status in relation to psychological correlates (stress, anxiety, and depression) that affect the low level of academic outcomes among university students. For that purpose, a sample of (N=300) students belonging to diversified socio-economic status were selected by using an online G. Power sample calculator. The sample was chosen by using a convenient sampling method.  In this study, the psychological correlates were level of stress, anxiety and depression that was measured by using DASS-42 item scale and the current CGPA was considered as student’s level of academic grade. Similarly, self reported socio-economic status was considered as a mediating variable in relation to stress, depression, and anxiety among students. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS. The results of this study revealed that stress, anxiety, and depression were significantly correlated with the low level of academic grades among the students. The findings also showed that the level of socio-economic status of university students plays a significant mediating role in relation to stress, anxiety, and depression. Based on the results, the study suggested minimizing the level of stress, anxiety, and depression to improve the academic grades of the students.

Keywords: Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Socio-Economic Status, Mediator.

Author Biographies

  • Abida Perveen, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur Pakistan

    Lecturer

     

  • Bisma Akhlaq, Department of Applied Psychology, IUB

    PhD Scholar

     

  • Sara Sajjad, SSS (Education) QAED (W) Bahawalpur

     

     

Additional Files

Published

2023-03-04

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 01 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“IDENTIFYING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF LOW ACADEMIC GRADES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AS A MEDIATOR”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 5, no. 01, pp. 576–583, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1379.