Stressful university life : the relationship among academic self-efficacy, social comparison orientation, academic performance, goal characteristics, and psychological well-being of university students in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Lim, Suu Yue., Owyong, Elena., Tay, Hannah Wen Ya., Toh, Juanita Zhu Ian.
• Other Authors: Jung Younbo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38734
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The goal of this study is to examine how the well-being of university students in Singapore is influenced by academic concerns. In particular, we investigate the relationship among academic self-efficacy, social comparison orientation, academic performance, goal characteristics (i.e., ideal GPA, go...