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Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia

Achievement motivation is a very important element in students’ academic success (Steinmayr et al., 2019). This is especially true at the postgraduate level when students are expected to work independently on research projects. The purpose of the present research was to examine how psychological wel...

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Main Authors: Grera, Maryem Younes, Abdallah, Ssekamanya Siraje, Abdul Hamed, Kirembwe Rashid
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2022
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spelling my.iium.irep.1023692022-12-30T01:54:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/102369/ Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia Grera, Maryem Younes Abdallah, Ssekamanya Siraje Abdul Hamed, Kirembwe Rashid LB1050.9 Educational psychology Achievement motivation is a very important element in students’ academic success (Steinmayr et al., 2019). This is especially true at the postgraduate level when students are expected to work independently on research projects. The purpose of the present research was to examine how psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility predicted achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia. The sample consisted of (137) Arab students currently pursuing their postgraduate studies in Malaysia: (59 Syrians, 32 Yemeni, and 46 Libyans). Data were collected using the Achievement Motivation test (Smith, 2018), Ryff’s psychological well- being test (1989), Social adjustment test (Bell, 1934) and the Social Responsibility Test (Othman, 1979). Multiple Regression Analysis and ANOVA were used to analyse the data. Results showed that psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility were significant predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students. Furthermore, social responsibility was the most significant predictor of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students. The study also showed that there were differences in psychological well-being, social adjustment, social responsibility and achievement motivation among Syrian, Yemeni and Libyan students. These findings have a special significance as they show the possible contribution of these variables to the achievement motivation of Arab students in the diaspora. This will inform future studies about this population. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2022-01-24 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/102369/1/102369_Psychological%20well-being%2C%20social%20adjustment.pdf Grera, Maryem Younes and Abdallah, Ssekamanya Siraje and Abdul Hamed, Kirembwe Rashid (2022) Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia. International Journal of Acdemic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 11 (1). 373 -386. ISSN 2226-6348 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARPED/article/view/11886/Psychological-Well-being-Social-Adjustment-and-Social-Responsibility-as-Predictors-of-Achievement-Motivation-among-Arab-Postgraduate-Students-in-Malaysia 10.6007/IJARPED/v11-i1/11886
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Grera, Maryem Younes
Abdallah, Ssekamanya Siraje
Abdul Hamed, Kirembwe Rashid
Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia
description Achievement motivation is a very important element in students’ academic success (Steinmayr et al., 2019). This is especially true at the postgraduate level when students are expected to work independently on research projects. The purpose of the present research was to examine how psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility predicted achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia. The sample consisted of (137) Arab students currently pursuing their postgraduate studies in Malaysia: (59 Syrians, 32 Yemeni, and 46 Libyans). Data were collected using the Achievement Motivation test (Smith, 2018), Ryff’s psychological well- being test (1989), Social adjustment test (Bell, 1934) and the Social Responsibility Test (Othman, 1979). Multiple Regression Analysis and ANOVA were used to analyse the data. Results showed that psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility were significant predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students. Furthermore, social responsibility was the most significant predictor of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students. The study also showed that there were differences in psychological well-being, social adjustment, social responsibility and achievement motivation among Syrian, Yemeni and Libyan students. These findings have a special significance as they show the possible contribution of these variables to the achievement motivation of Arab students in the diaspora. This will inform future studies about this population.
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author Grera, Maryem Younes
Abdallah, Ssekamanya Siraje
Abdul Hamed, Kirembwe Rashid
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Abdallah, Ssekamanya Siraje
Abdul Hamed, Kirembwe Rashid
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title Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia
title_short Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia
title_full Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among Arab postgraduate students in Malaysia
title_sort psychological well-being, social adjustment and social responsibility as predictors of achievement motivation among arab postgraduate students in malaysia
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS)
publishDate 2022
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