Psychological and Competence Pathways to Academic Success at Higher Education Level

Abstract

Academic success of the university students is contingent on various aspects as literature revealed and it is a matter of great concern among various researchers. By considering the gap of literature, current study aimed to find out the psychological and competence pathways to academic success at higher education level. Present study followed quantitative research method; research was descriptive in nature. By using cross-sectional survey research design, data was collected from a sample of 320 undergraduate students. Respondents were selected from four departments of university of Sargodha; department of Plant Pathology (Faculty of Agriculture), Sargodha Medical College (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences), Department of English (Faculty of Arts and Humanities) and department of Social Work (Faculty of Social Sciences) by using convenience sampling technique. Data was collected online by using Google form by using two adapted questionnaires. Data was analyzed by using moderation and mediating analysis technique; it is established that an insignificant moderating and mediating effect of student’s emotional intelligence in relation with generic competence and academic success was found. On the basis of results, it was recommended that instead of focusing solely on grades and CGPA, future studies may look into a wider range of measures of academic success for different results.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Generic Competence, Academic Success, Students, Undergraduate

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20459729