Abstract
In this study, the authors treated a combination of psychological apathy and decreased motivation as a tendency to lethargy, and implemented a survey into the tendency to lethargy demonstrated by students, in order to study the impact of a sense of belonging in the four relationships between the student and the people considered most likely to be interacted with during university life—those with family, friends at university, friends outside university and boyfriend/girlfriend. In addition, the authors implemented a survey and study that included additional categories relating to career maturity. The study was performed on 250 university students, using an anonymous questionnaire that graded responses using criteria to measure a sense of belonging, psychological apathy characteristics, areas of decreased motivation, and career maturity. The subjects were classified by the school year to which they belonged, their gender, and whether or not they had a boyfriend/girlfriend, and consideration was given to the relationship between psychological apathy, decreased motivation, career maturity and a sense of belonging. In terms of gender difference in regard to each of the criteria, partially, the study indicated that male students score significantly higher than female students in terms of a sense of belonging, females score significantly higher than males for decreased motivation in regard to classes, and males score significantly higher than females in relation to career maturity. No significant difference in scores was noted between males and females in relation to psychological apathy. The impact of a sense of belonging on psychological apathy, decreased motivation and career motivation was seen in the fact that across all categories, those students with a good relationship with friends at university had a suppressed level of decreased motivation in regard to university by the portions given in this document.
Highlights
School maladaptation caused by lethargy, decreased motivation and disinterest among students has long been seen as a problem
It has been indicated that a sense of belonging in each type of relationship has a positive impact on promoting mental health and school adaptation among junior high school students, and it is clear that a sense of belonging has a significant impact on absenteeism [2]
The gender difference for each category was calculated as an average value for each criteria, and the difference between average values for males and females was compared using the MannWhitney U-test, before its relationship to psychological apathy, decreased motivation, career maturity and a sense of belonging were subjected to multiple regression analysis, with psychological apathy, decreased motivation and career maturity taken as objective variables, and a sense of belonging as the explanatory variable
Summary
School maladaptation caused by lethargy, decreased motivation and disinterest among students has long been seen as a problem. According to a study of university students who either put their studies on hold or left university, or who were repeating a year of school [1], a large number of passive reasons were given for putting on hold or leaving studies. These passive reasons include a reduction or loss of motivation in regard to study, insufficient credits, and student apathy, all of which make up a significant proportion of responses. It has been indicated that a sense of belonging in each type of relationship has a positive impact on promoting mental health and school adaptation among junior high school students, and it is clear that a sense of belonging has a significant impact on absenteeism [2]
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