The Impact of Psychological Wellbeing on the Academic Performance of Tertiary education in Sindh : Does Psychological Capital Matter?

Abstract

The prime objective of the current study is to examine the impact of psychological wellbeing on the academic performance of tertiary education in Sindh province of Pakistan. In addition to that, the current study has examined the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between psychological wellbeing and the academic performance of tertiary education in Sindh province of Pakistan. The study has employed the survey-based methodology and data is collected with the aid of an adapted questionnaire. The population of the study is the final year tertiary education studying the medical colleges and universities of Sindh Pakistan. The simple random sampling is used to sample the final sample size and response rate is turned out to be 63%. The SEM-PLS is to analyse the data. The results of the study highlights that the psychological wellbeing among Pakistani tertiary education significantly determine their academic performance. Meanwhile, the results have confirmed that all three dimensions of psychological capital namely, perceived self-efficacy (PSE), academic hope (ACH), academic resilience (ACR) mediate the relationship between psychological wellbeing and the academic performance of tertiary education  in Sindh province of Pakistan.The study is among the pioneer on the issues related to psychological capital, perceived self-efficacy (PSE), academic hope (ACH), academic resilience (ACR), psychological wellbeing and the academic performance among the tertiary education  in Sindh province of Pakistan.The implementation of this comprehensive strategy will lead to enhanced academic performance among students and overall improvement in the school's strength, intelligence, and resilience. The findings of the study will help the policymakers and researchers in understanding the issues related to psychological capital, perceived self-efficacy (PSE), academic hope (ACH), academic resilience (ACR), psychological wellbeing and the academic performance among the tertiary education  in Sindh province of Pakistan..