Mindfullness and it's Relationship with Self-Academic Efficacy and Quality of Life among University Students in Light of some Demographic Variables

Al Swehry, Saud S.

doi:10.21608/jsre.2024.312185.1721

Mindfullness and it's Relationship with Self-Academic Efficacy and Quality of Life among University Students in Light of some Demographic Variables

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Saud S. Al Swehry

KSA

10.21608/jsre.2024.312185.1721

Abstract

The current study aimed at identifying the relationship among mindfulness, academic self-efficacy, and quality of life for university students. The sample of the study consisted of (350) students from the first and fourth academic years of the faculty of social sciences at the community service department, at Umm Al-Qura University. Their ages ranged from ( 17-23) years old with an average age of 18.98 and a standard deviation of 1.913. The sample was divided into (140) males and (210) females. The following scales mindfulness, academic self-efficacy, and quality of life scales - prepared by the researcher- were applied to the study sample. The results showed a correlative positive relationship among mindfulness, academic self-efficacy, and quality of life. In addition, the current study showed that mindfulness contributes to predicting academic self-efficacy, and quality of life. Also, there were differences among the three variables of the study attributed to the academic year variable.

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Main Subjects

Educational psychology

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