The Relationship Between Stressful Environment and Academic Performance Among University of Mindanao Students: The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being

ABSTRACT : This study aimed to deduce the academic performance of the University of Mindanao Criminology students and its relationship with stressful environments and mediated by their psychological well-being. The stratified simple random sampling technique selected 300 Criminology students as respondents. The study utilized an adapted questionnaire to gather the needed data. The study used Mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Medgraph using Sobel z-test, and path analysis to analyze the collected data. The study disclosed that the Criminology students’ psychological well-being and academic performance are high. On the other hand, the stressful environment they experienced was rated moderately. A significant correlation was observed between the stressful environment and the academic performance of Criminology. Furthermore, there is a significant correlation between the stressful environment and the psychological well-being of Criminology students and the psychological well-being and academic performance of the Criminology students. The mediation test revealed that psychological well-being fully mediated the relationship between the stressful environment the Criminology students experience and their academic performance.

KEYWORDS – stressful environment, academic performance, psychological wellbeing, mediation.