Moderating Role of Gender in the Mental Well-Being and Academic Performance of Students
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https://doi.org/10.55737/tk/2k25d.44117Keywords:
Moderation, Gender, Mental Well-being, Academic Performance, UndergraduateAbstract
Emerging people encounter many pressures as they move from adolescence to adulthood, according to research. A number of problems arise during this shift, and mental health is one of them. The key goal of existing research was to check the moderating role of gender in the mental well-being and academic performance of the students. The current research was followed by the descriptive research design with quantitative study type. Population was the all undergraduate students of University of Mianwali. Sample was selected using convenient sampling techniques. Six departments from two faculties were selected. From faculty of social sciences the department of education, department of psychology and department of economics was selected and from faculty of arts and humanities the department of Islamic studies, department of Urdu and department of English was selected. Total sample was 448 students. An adopted instrument of mental well-being scale was used. Data was analyzed using Mean, standard deviation and moderation analysis techniques. The results of study find an insignificant moderating role of gender in the mental well-being and academic performance of the students. Universities and other educational institutes need to conduct workshop and seminar to spread awareness about the need of mental well-being which will ultimately improve their overall development in life.
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