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Stress, Resilience, and Achievement Motivation Among College Students

	International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED)	Full Text:
	Published Issue : Volume-3 Issue-6
	Year of Publication : 2020
	Unique Identification Number : IJSRED-V3I6P65
	Authors : Nahida Jamal
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Abstract :

Scope and Method of Study: The scope of this study was limited to students at Patna University who chose to participate. The purpose was to examine the relationship between stress, resilience, and achievement motivation in relation to family structure and racial/ethnic status. Participants answered five separate measures, one measure for stress, one measure for resilience, two measures of achievement motivation, and a general information form. A sample of 186 students volunteered to participate. Independent sample T tests and an ANOVA were used to examine stress, resilience, and achievement motivation in relation to the home environment, racial/ethnic status, and the home environment. In addition to T tests, Pearson correlations were used to examine the associations amongst the family structure for under-represented students. Findings and Conclusions: There was a positive relationship between achievement motivation and selfreported levels of GPA in regard to the intact home and racial/ethnic status. There was not a relation between resilience, stress, and achieving tendency in regards to the intact home and racial and ethnic status.Furthermore, there was a negative relationship between racial/ethnic status and cumulative GPA’s.