Psychological Stress and Its Relation to Academic Achievement Motivation among Married Students at University
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61841/awzmp438Keywords:
Psychological Stress, Married Students, Academic AchievementAbstract
To facilitate life, man is thinking about finding and creating things that are unavailable before. There are thousands of examples surrounding us that demonstrate this fact. Psychological stress is a general condition having various rates in each individual within the environment in which they live. It is one of the psychological problems faced by female students, beginning from the primary to the higher levels of education. The motives are among the psychological themes that aroused the attention of many psychologists and academics. This is attributed to that they form the significant basics to study human behavior and the reasons behind it. Concerning the objectives, this research aims at defining: 1. 2. 3. The level of psychological stress among married students at university. The level of academic achievement motivation among married students at university. The statistically significant differences in relation to psychological stress and academic achievement motivation according to the gender variable. 4. The relationship between psychological stress level and academic achievement motivation among married students at university. This study is organized into four sections. Section one presents a general framework of research, such as problem, significance, objectives, limitations and definition of terms. The second section reviews the theoretical framework and the previous studies. Moreover, section three deals with research procedures through identifying research community and sample which included (100) students selected from specific colleges of Kirkuk University including: nursing, education, medicine and sciences, which were chosen randomly. Research instruments consisted of validity, reliability, the final application and statistical methods. Finally, section four discusses findings, conclusions, recommendations and suggestions. The results were as follows: 1. 2. Married students at university have psychological stress. Low level of academic achievement motivation among married students because of the psychological stressors and many responsibilities they have in order to live and upbringing children. 3. There are statistically significant differences in psychological stress and academic achievement motivation according to the gender variable. 4. There is a strong relationship between psychological stress and academic achievement motivation, i.e., the greater the respondents’ psychological pressure, the lower their level of motivation for academic achievement.
Downloads
References
1. Ibrahim, R. (2004). Personality patterns (A–B) and their relation to neural tendencies and ability to make decision. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Baghdad.
2. Arabi. (n.d.).
3. Ismail, B. (2004). Life stress and psychological disorders. Cairo, Egypt: Anglo-Egyptian Press.
4. Osama, K. (2000). Training of psychological skills: Applications in sports (1st ed.). Cairo: Dar Al-Fikr.
5. Al-Anwar, M. (2003). Psychological stress for the teacher. Journal of Psychology, 148. Retrieved from www.maganin.com
6. Al-Bibi, et al. (n.d.). Substance abuse. Arabic Journal of Humanities, Kuwait, Issue 58. Retrieved from Google Scholar.
7. Doron, R., & Barrow, F. (1996). Encyclopedia of psychology (Trans. Fouad Shahine). Beirut: Uwaydat Publications.
8. Davidoff, L. (1986). Introduction to psychology (Trans. Said A.). Cairo: McGraw-Hill.
9. Rabi’a, H. (2008). Educational psychology. Amman: Arab Community Library for Publishing and Distribution.
10. Radhwan, S. (2007). Psychological health. Jordan: Al-Maseer House for Publishing and Press.
11. As-Sammak, M., et al. (1986). Origins of scientific research (2nd ed.). Erbil: Salahaddin University.
12. As-Safasfah, M. (2005). Principles of psychological health. Jordan: Al-Maseer House for Publishing and Press.
13. Salim, et al. (2000). Methods of treatment and their relationship to academic achievement motivation among students in community colleges in Jordan. Unpublished PhD thesis, College of Education, Mustansiriya University.
14. As-Sa’adi, Q. (1981). Academic achievement motivation among students in community private and public colleges. Unpublished Master’s thesis, College of Education, Mustansiriya University.
15. Sha’aban, I. (2009). Concerns of high school students and their relationship to academic achievement motivation. Unpublished Master’s thesis, College of Education, Tikrit University.
16. Shukri, A. (1997). Psychological stress facing teaching staff at Jordanian universities. Journal of Educational and Social Sciences, Yemen. Retrieved from www.alffaa.com
17. Abdulhameed, F. (2003). Psychological stress and its relationship to social support and job satisfaction among primary school teachers.
18. Abdulkhaliq, N. (1985). Job satisfaction and its impact on productivity. Kuwait: Dar Al-Qalam.
19. Abdulghaffar, M. (1984). The relationship among students’ trends towards study and their academic achievement motivation. Journal of the College of Education, University of Cairo, Issue 6.
20. Abbas, L. (2013). Avoidance personality disorder and its relationship to academic achievement motivation among university students. Master’s thesis, College of Arts, Salahaddin University.
21. Ghalib, M. (1982). Educational psychology. Beirut: Dar Al-Hilal.
22. Kshkoash, I., & Mansour, T. (1979). Achievement motivation and its measurement (1st ed.). Cairo: Anglo-Egyptian Library.
23. Naser Allah, O. (2004). Low academic achievement: Its causes and treatment (1st ed.). Amman, Jordan: Al-Awa’il House for Publishing and Distribution.
24. Martin, P. (2000). The sickening mind (Trans. Abdul Ali Al-Jismani). Beirut: Arabic House of Sciences.
25. Majeed, A. (1990). Level of academic achievement motivation among female students of colleges of education at Iraqi universities. Unpublished Master’s thesis, College of Education, Salahaddin University.
26. Majmmi, A. (2006). Academic achievement motivation, test anxiety, and some academic variables among students at the College of Teachers in Jazan. Unpublished Master’s thesis, College of Education, Al-Qura University.
27. Mohammed, S. (2008). Effect of a psychological educational approach to relieve psychological stress before competitive performance for tennis players. Unpublished Master’s thesis, College of Education.
28. Mohamed, M. (2004). Educational psychology and its applications. Amman: House of Culture Library for Publication and Distribution.
29. Mulla Tahir, S. (1995). Irrational thoughts among university students and their relationship to psychological stress and coping methods. Doctoral dissertation, College of Education, Mustansiriya University.
30. Holl Kolindzi, C. (1970). Personality theories (Trans. Ahmed Marj et al.). House of Projects.
31. Al-Hindwai, A. (1990). Independence from the cognitive field and dependence on it and their relation to the treatment of psychological stress. Unpublished Master’s thesis, College of Arts, University of Baghdad.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
