The Mediating Role of Coping Strategies on the Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being and Academic Resilience Among College Students

Students' ability to handle academic difficulties and preserve their psychological health depended on their academic resilience. The current study determined the mediating role of coping strategies on the relationship between psychological well-being and academic resilience among college students. A mediation analysis was conducted using data from 353 local college students of Santo Tomas Davao Del Norte. A stratified random sampling technique was utilized for the study. Statistical tools like mean, pearson’s r, and path analysis were utilized for the study. Data were collected from respondents using modified, previously validated survey questionnaires. The study’s results demonstrated that local college students of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte reported very high descriptive levels for coping strategies, psychological well-being, and academic resilience. A strong positive correlation was found between psychological well-being and academic resilience. Furthermore, coping strategies were found to partially mediate the relationship, explaining 63.3% of the effect of psychological well-being on academic resilience and concluded that the remaining 36.7% was either direct or influenced by other factors not included in the study. These findings suggest that students with high psychological well-being were likely to have high academic resilience, especially when coping strategies were utilized.

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