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Use of Galvanic Skin Responses, Salivary Biomarkers, and Self-reports to Assess Undergraduate Student Performance During a Laboratory Exam Activity

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Academic performance and college students' subjective well-being.

Qianqian Zhai¹, Qian Li², Shoaib Ahmed Wagan^3,4

¹Faculty of Economics and Management, Langfang Normal University, Langfang, China.

Frontiers in Public Health

|June 1, 2026

Summary

College students

Keywords:

academic performance college student gender mental health subjective well-being

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Use of Galvanic Skin Responses, Salivary Biomarkers, and Self-reports to Assess Undergraduate Student Performance During a Laboratory Exam Activity

Use of Galvanic Skin Responses, Salivary Biomarkers, and Self-reports to Assess Undergraduate Student Performance During a Laboratory Exam Activity

Published on: February 10, 2016

Area of Science:

Psychology
Education
Sociology

Background:

Academic performance is a key metric for evaluating student proficiency.
Student well-being is crucial for overall development and success.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the association between college students' academic performance and subjective well-being.
To identify factors influencing student well-being.

Main Methods:

Survey data from 327 undergraduate students.
Empirical analysis of academic performance (GPA) and subjective well-being.

Main Results:

Student subjective well-being is linked to GPA; higher GPA correlates with better well-being.
Lower GPA ranking significantly reduces well-being.
Association varies by gender and grade level, but not origin.

Conclusions:

Academic performance is associated with student subjective well-being.
Factors like extracurriculars, major satisfaction, personality, and health also impact well-being.
Findings are associational due to study design.