Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between academic achievement and life satisfaction and whether forced parental choice mediated the relationship between these constructs. It was hypothesized that academic achievement and life satisfaction would have a significant relation and that parental choice would mediate this association. The study used a co relational research design. The sample size of the study was 200 including 100 males and 100 females’ selected using purposive sampling. Pearson product moment correlation, independent sample t test, regression and mediation analysis were used. The results have shown that there is a significant relationship between academic achievement and life satisfaction. It was also found that forced parental choice mediated the relationship between academic achievement and life satisfaction. However, there were no gender differences among medical students on these constructs. Key words: Academic achievement, Life satisfaction, Medical students, Forced Parental Choice DOI : 10.7176/JHMN/62-17 Publication date :May 31 st 2019
Highlights
IntroductionThere has been an increasing amount of influence of parental choice on medical choice
Most recently, there has been an increasing amount of influence of parental choice on medical choice
And Conclusion The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between academic achievement and life satisfaction and how parental choice influenced this association for medical students
Summary
There has been an increasing amount of influence of parental choice on medical choice. Research on the role of parental choice in influencing student’s academic achievement and life satisfaction have revealed a number of findings (Jiang, Huebner & Hills, 2013; Jenkins, Belanger, Connally, Boals & Durón, 2013). It has been found in a number of studies that the influence of forced parental choice is highly negative and leads to long term psychological and career problems among young adults. Some studies have found that the impact is positive for students as educated parents have a better understanding about the career choices for their children that are going to lead to long term benefits and advantages (Casas, et al, 2013; Jiang, Huebner & Hills, 2013; Jenkins, Belanger, Connally, Boals & Durón, 2013)
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