The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital between Academic Stress and Well-Being among University Students

Autor/inn/en	Al Sultan, Adam A.; Alharbi, Abdulmajeed A.; Mahmoud, Somaya S.; Elsharkasy, Ahmed S.
Titel	The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital between Academic Stress and Well-Being among University Students
Quelle	In: Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 13 (2023) 2, S.335-344 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Al Sultan, Adam A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0655
Schlagwörter	Well Being; Psychological Patterns; Correlation; Stress Variables; Science Education; Humanities; Majors (Students); Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Measures (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Intervention; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Korrelation; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Schülerverhalten; Messdaten; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	In the current study, we investigated the relationships among academic stress, psychological capital (PsyCap), and well-being and the effect of the demographic variables of gender, majors, and academic years on academic stress and PsyCap. We used the structural equation model to investigate the mediating role of PsyCap between academic stress and well-being. The participants (N = 827) included students from a midsized university in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (636 females, 191 males) who comprised 450 science and 377 humanities majors from all academic years. To collect data, we utilized the Academic Stress Inventory, the Psychological Capital Questionnaire, and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Questionnaire. The structural equation model analysis results revealed that PsyCap was a full mediator between academic stress and wellbeing. Gender did not affect on PsyCap or academic stress. In addition, the academic majors affected PsyCap: Students in the humanities majors had better PsyCap than those in the science majors. Furthermore, the academic years affected academic stress; specifically, academic stress decreased as students progressed through their academic years. Therefore, science majors in their first academic year were the most in need of a PsyCap-based intervention. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01