The Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and University Students Academic Achievement

Abstract

This study aims to measure psychological well-being and its relationship with academic achievement of the students from Sultan Idris Education University. Information gained through questionnaire distributed to 542 second year undergraduate students in Sultan Idris Education University. Psychological well-being is measured based on Psychological Well-Being Instrument (Ryff,1989). Academic achievement is measured based on Culmulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Decriptive analysis has shown that most students indicate intermediate and high level psychological well-being. The analysis of psychological well-being dimension shows that most students have high purpose in life meanwhile another psychological well-being dimensions which are autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relationship with others and self-acceptance are at intermediate level. Correlation analysis indicates that there is a significant positive relationship between psychological well-being and academic achievement. The result of this study shows that there is a significant positive correlation between the dimensions of psychological well-being which are environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relationship with others, purpose in life and self-acceptance with academic achievement. In conclusion, this study shows that most students potrays positive attitude as well as accepting themselves, have control over their environment, self-autonomous, able to maintain positive relationship with others, have clear life meaning and goals as well as the presence of continuous personal growth and development. This study implies that university need to design continuous program to help students especially to those whom have low level of psychological well-being due to its relationship with academic achievement.