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Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Relationship between Stress, Mental Well-Being and Academic Self-Efficacy in University Students
Fischer, R.M. (2024) Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Relationship between Stress, Mental Well-Being and Academic Self-Efficacy in University Students.
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| Abstract: | In recent years, low levels of mental well-being have become more prevalent and severe among university students. This is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One factor negatively associated with mental well-being is stress. Previous research has proposed that self-efficacy might mediate this relationship. As self-efficacy is task-dependent, this paper will specifically focus on the role of academic self-efficacy. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the relationships between stress, mental well-being and academic self-efficacy, particularly a potential mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between stress and mental well-being. The relationships were investigated with a cross-sectional study design. A total of 118 participants filled in an online questionnaire consisting of self-report measures. Stress was measured using the Student Life Challenges, mental well-being was measured with the Mental Health Continuum – Short Form and academic self-efficacy was measured using the General Academic Self-Efficacy Scale. The relationships were investigated using Pearson correlation coefficients, a simple linear regression analysis and a mediation analysis. Negative relationships between stress and mental well-being and between stress and ASE and a positive relationship between ASE and mental well-being were found. Additionally, results indicated a partial mediation through ASE. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100056 |
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