Academic Stressors in College Students

What was the primary objective of the study?

What method was utilized to select the sample of college students?

What age range did the sample of college students fall into?

Which family system had the highest number of students in the study?

What statistical method was employed to identify the factors of academic stressors?

What was the value of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test in the study?

What was the result of the internal consistency test for the developed scale?

What concurrent validity coefficient was found using the Student Problem Checklist?

Study Objective

Aim to identify the experiences and expressions of academic stressors among college students.
Development of a reliable and valid measurement tool for academic stressors.

Methodology

Sample size consisted of 244 college students aged 15-20 years (Mean age: 17.38, Standard Deviation: 1.22).
Participants included both male and female students from various government and private institutions in Lahore.
Selection criteria excluded students with physical or psychological disorders and included those from intact family structures.
Scale development followed a three-step model: item generation, expert validation, and pilot study.

Results

Sample breakdown: 39% were first-year students (n=97) and 61% were second-year students (n=147).
Majority (61%) of participants came from nuclear family systems (n=150).
Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) identified two primary factors related to academic stressors:
- Sustaining performance
- Psychosocial stressors
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value was 0.87, indicating good sampling adequacy.
Bartlett's Test of Sphericity yielded 929.90 with a significance of p=0.000, supporting the factorability of the correlation matrix.

Scale Validation

The Student Problem Checklist was utilized for concurrent validity of the measurement scale, achieving a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.92.
Internal consistency of the scale was confirmed with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92, indicating high reliability.

This article discusses the development and validation of a scale measuring academic stressors among college students. It employs a factor analytical approach to identify key stress factors that impact students' academic performance. Essential for clinical psychology studies and understanding student well-being.