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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2015, Vol. 6(2) 154-167

Impact of Stress, Self-Esteem and Gender Factor on Students’ Academic Achievement

Sheeba FARHAN, Imran KHAN

pp. 154 - 167

Publish Date: April 30, 2015  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

The current study is conducted to evaluate the impact of stress and self-esteem and gender’s effect on students’ academic performance in selected private universities of Pakistan. Three hundred students from different private universities of Pakistan were surveyed using cluster random sampling technique by means of Rosenberg self-esteem scale and perceived stress scale questionnaires. Factor, regression analysis, correlation, and t-test were employed. The findings revealed that self-esteem and stress are strongly correlated with each other but gender has no significant impact on students’ GPA, level of stress and self-esteem of the surveyed students. Moreover, when impact of self-esteem and impact of stress on GPA were analyzed discretely, it was found that both of these cognitive factors did not significantly correlate with the academic performance of students. Hence, this study revealed that the level of stress and self-esteem are not as influential on academic performance of students in private universities as it is affirmed in the literature available on the subject matter.

Keywords: Stress, Self-esteem, Academic Performance, GPA, Gender-based academic performance


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
FARHAN, S., & KHAN, I. (2015). Impact of Stress, Self-Esteem and Gender Factor on Students’ Academic Achievement. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(2), 154-167.

Harvard
FARHAN, S. and KHAN, I. (2015). Impact of Stress, Self-Esteem and Gender Factor on Students’ Academic Achievement. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(2), pp. 154-167.

Chicago 16th edition
FARHAN, Sheeba and Imran KHAN (2015). "Impact of Stress, Self-Esteem and Gender Factor on Students’ Academic Achievement". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 6 (2):154-167.