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General well-being and academic performance

R J Wheeler1, P R Magaletta

  • 1Psychology Department, St. Louis University, MO 63103, USA. wheelerrj@sluvca.slu.edu

Psychological Reports
|April 1, 1997
PubMed
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Health psychology students’ well-being factors, including Growth Environment, Effectence, and Medical Condition, were linked to their final course grades. These three factors significantly predicted academic success in the health psychology class.

Area of Science:

  • Health Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • The General Well-being Questionnaire assesses 32 factors contributing to healthfulness.
  • Understanding factors influencing academic performance is crucial in health psychology education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the association between well-being factors and final course grades.
  • To identify specific well-being predictors of academic success in health psychology.

Main Methods:

  • A self-scoring General Well-being Questionnaire was administered to students.
  • Scores from 37 women and 25 men were analyzed for correlation with final course grades.
  • Multiple regression analysis was used to identify significant predictors.

Main Results:

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  • Six factors from the questionnaire showed significant correlations with final course grade.
  • Growth Environment, Effectence, and Medical Condition emerged as significant predictors.
  • A multiple R of .522 indicated a substantial predictive relationship.

Conclusions:

  • Specific aspects of well-being, namely Growth Environment, Effectence, and Medical Condition, are associated with academic achievement in health psychology.
  • These findings highlight the potential impact of psychological well-being on educational outcomes.