The Impact of Coping and Help-Seeking on University Students' Academic Achievements.

IF 0.6 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology Pub Date : 2018-03-30 DOI:10.25115/EJREP.V16I44.1940
Lawrence Mundia, M. Shahrill
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espanolIntroduccion. Cuando nos enfrentamos con problemas o complicaciones, solemos recurrir a sobrellevar la situacion. El afrontamiento es un constructo multidimensional y multifacetico, referidos a los mecanismos de supervivencia desarrollados en forma de cuestionarios para medir una serie de estilos de afrontamiento. En consecuencia, cuando no somos capaces de resolver un problema, solemos buscar la ayuda de otra persona. El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar los estudiantes las estrategias y comportamientos de busqueda de ayuda mientras proseguian sus estudios en la Universidad. Metodo. Un cuestionario de preguntas relativas a la demografia, afrontamiento y comportamientos de busqueda de ayuda fueron difundidos a 395 estudiantes universitarios. Al final de la muestra analizada se componia de 352 estudiantes (270 mujeres y 82 hombres). Los analisis de los datos cuantitativos involucrados a procedimientos de estadistica descriptiva, inferencial y no parametrica. Resultados. Un ANOVA de dos vias y el analisis de regresion multiple identifico afrontamiento orientado a la tarea y el genero como los efectos principales se relacionan significativamente con el logro academico. Ambas variables tuvieron tamanos del efecto altos y potencia estadistica. El analisis de regresion multiple stepwise jerarquica confirmado de adaptacion centradas en las tareas y el sexo femenino como las variables mas significativamente relacionadas con el exito academico. El analisis de regresion logistica binaria demostro, ademas, que la tarea de la emocion y afrontamiento basado estaba significativamente relacionada con el logro en o por encima del percentil 75. Task-oriented estudiantes tenian mayores probabilidades de realizar por encima del tercer cuartil (OR=1.043, 95% CI = 1.019 - 1.069 U). Auto-alumnos dependientes fueron 1,9 veces mas probabilidades de lograr mayor que otros pares (OR=1.930, 95% CI = 0.791 - 4.708). Los estudiantes que buscaron la ayuda de los profesores eran mas propensos a realizar mejores que otros (OR=1.163, 95% CI = 0.530 - 2.552). Del mismo modo, los estudiantes que consultaron companeros tienen altas probabilidades de exito (OR=1.049, 95% CI = 0,484 - 2.272). Discusion y Conclusion. Los estilos de afrontamiento orientados a tareas logro fue el mejor predictor que deberian adoptarse para todos los estudiantes con altas necesidades de soporte. Y la ayuda a la busqueda de recursos consultado mas agobiados por los estudiantes fueron auto, profesores y companeros. Los estudiantes que utilicen estas tres fuentes de ayuda habia altas probabilidades de obtener buenos resultados academicos. Ademas, los alumnos necesitan mas ayuda que las alumnas. EnglishIntroduction. When faced with challenges or complications, we typically turn to coping. Coping is a multifaceted and multidimensional construct, with many coping mechanisms developed in the form of questionnaires to measure a number of coping styles. Consequently, when we are not able to resolve a problem, we normally seek help from another person. The goal of this current study is to investigate students’ coping strategies and help-seeking behaviors while pursuing their studies at a university in Brunei. Method. A questionnaire consisting of questions related to demographic, coping and helpseeking behaviors were disseminated to 395 university students. The final sample analyzed consisted of 352 students (270 females and 82 males). The analyses of the quantitative data involved procedures such as descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and nonparametric statistics. Results. A two-Way ANOVA and multiple regression analysis identified task-oriented coping and gender as the main effects are significantly related to academic achievement. Both variables had high effect sizes and statistical power. Hierarchical stepwise multiple regression analysis confirmed task-focused coping and female gender as the variables most significantly related to academic success. Binary logistic regression analysis further showed that task-andemotion based coping was significantly related to achieving at or above the 75th percentile. Task-oriented students had higher odds for performing above the third quartile (OR = 1.043, 95% CI for OR = 1.019 - 1.069). Self-dependent students were 1.9 times more likely to achieve higher than other peers (OR = 1.930, 95% CI = 0.791 - 4.708). Students who sought help from lecturers were more likely to perform better than others (OR = 1.163, 95% CI = 0.530 - 2.552). Similarly, students who consulted peers had high likelihood for good achievement (OR = 1.049, 95% CI = 0.484 - 2.272). Discussion and Conclusion. The task-oriented coping style was the best achievement predictor for all students with high support needs. The help-seeking resources consulted most by distressed students were self, lecturers, and peers. Students who utilized these three sources of help had high likelihood to obtain good academic results. Moreover, male students need more assistance than the females.
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