Academic Stress, Academic Performance And The Psychological Well-Being Of Senior High School Remedial Students In The Greater Accra Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the influence of academic stress and academic performance on the psychological well-being of Senior High School (SHS) remedial students ranging from 18 to 25 years. The moderating role of social support, africultural coping, gender and socio-economic status in the relationship between academic stress and psychological well-being were also investigated. The moderating role of academic self-efficacy, in the relationship between academic performance and psychological well-being was also investigated. Data was collected from One hundred and eighty-two (182) SHS remedial students from two remedial schools in Accra. Questionnaires administered were the Student-Life Stress Inventory (SLSI), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS- 42), the Africultural Coping Systems Inventory (ACSI), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale. Results from the analysis using the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient indicated a positive relationship between academic stress and psychological well-being (increasing scores on the DASS-42 indicates poorer psychological well-being). Similarly, Academic performance was not related to psychological well-being. Further analysis using, Hierarchical Multiple Regression analyses showed that social support, africultural coping, gender, and socio-economic status did not moderate the relationship between stress and psychological well-being. Lastly, an analysis using the independent t-test indicated gender differences in the psychological well-being of the students.

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APA

DUNCAN-WILLIAMS, B (2021). Academic Stress, Academic Performance And The Psychological Well-Being Of Senior High School Remedial Students In The Greater Accra Region Of Ghana. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/academic-stress-academic-performance-and-the-psychological-well-being-of-senior-high-school-remedial-students-in-the-greater-accra-region-of-ghana

MLA 8th

DUNCAN-WILLIAMS, BEATRICE "Academic Stress, Academic Performance And The Psychological Well-Being Of Senior High School Remedial Students In The Greater Accra Region Of Ghana" Afribary. Afribary, 18 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/academic-stress-academic-performance-and-the-psychological-well-being-of-senior-high-school-remedial-students-in-the-greater-accra-region-of-ghana. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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DUNCAN-WILLIAMS, BEATRICE . "Academic Stress, Academic Performance And The Psychological Well-Being Of Senior High School Remedial Students In The Greater Accra Region Of Ghana". Afribary, Afribary, 18 Apr. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/academic-stress-academic-performance-and-the-psychological-well-being-of-senior-high-school-remedial-students-in-the-greater-accra-region-of-ghana >.

Chicago

DUNCAN-WILLIAMS, BEATRICE . "Academic Stress, Academic Performance And The Psychological Well-Being Of Senior High School Remedial Students In The Greater Accra Region Of Ghana" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/academic-stress-academic-performance-and-the-psychological-well-being-of-senior-high-school-remedial-students-in-the-greater-accra-region-of-ghana