Relationship between life satisfaction and academic achievement among trainee teachers / Azyyati Zakaria and Nur Hazwani Abdul Halim

Zakaria, Azyyati and Abdul Halim, Nur Hazwani (2017) Relationship between life satisfaction and academic achievement among trainee teachers / Azyyati Zakaria and Nur Hazwani Abdul Halim. Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE), 13 (1). pp. 93-112. ISSN 1823-7797

Abstract

Life satisfaction is a way a person evaluates his or her life and how he or she feels about where it is going in the future. This study was conducted to investigate the level of high achievers’ life satisfaction, the domains of their life satisfaction and its relationship to their academic achievement. Based on the literature review, academic achievement is predicted to contribute significantly to high level of life satisfaction compared to other domains in life. Forty-five (45) high-achieving (those who obtained a CGPA of 3.50 to 3.99) students have participated in this study. This study is adapted from a research of Diener et al. (1985) on Extended Satisfaction with Life Scale (ESWLS). Four domain factors, namely social, self, physical and family were studied. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in this study. The results showed that the high-achieving students showed a high level of life satisfaction in terms of family supports domains but moderate level of satisfaction on their appearance. Nevertheless, for various reasons, academic satisfaction is not a strong determinant of their life satisfaction.

Metadata

Item Type: Article
Creators:
Creators
Email / ID Num.
Zakaria, Azyyati
UNSPECIFIED
Abdul Halim, Nur Hazwani
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Performance. Competence. Academic achievement
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > School administration and organization > Teachers. Teaching personnel
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Education
Journal or Publication Title: Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE)
ISSN: 1823-7797
Volume: 13
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 93-112
Keywords: Life satisfaction, academic satisfaction, family support, social supports, physical appearances and self-awareness
Date: 2017
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21909
Edit Item
Edit Item

Download

[thumbnail of AJ_AZYYATI ZAKARIA AJUE 17.pdf]
Preview
Text
AJ_AZYYATI ZAKARIA AJUE 17.pdf

Download (15MB) | Preview

ID Number

21909

Indexing

Statistic

Statistic details