Syeda Razia Bukhari, Sarwat Jahan Khanam.
Relationship of academic performance and well-being in university students.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;56(4):126-30.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the association between academic performance and well-being (depression, subjective happiness and life satisfaction) among university students. Study design and settings: A cross sectional study conducted at various universities of Karachi in 2014. Subjects and Methods: Sample of present study, consisting of 300 university students, 150 males and 150 females with the age range of 19-30 years (Mean age = 21.48 and Std. Deviation + 2.298), their education level was graduation to masters and they were selected from different universities of Karachi. Center for Epidemiological Studies Scale for Depression, Subjective Happiness Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale were administered on each participant. Academic Performance was obtained through cumulative grade point (CGPA) average scores of last exams. Results: Pearson product-moment coefficient of correlation was computed to find out the relationship among variables. Results revealed that academic performance is significantly negatively correlated with depression (r = -.230, n=300, p < .000), and significantly positively correlated with subjective happiness (r = .139, n=300, p < .016) and life satisfaction (r = .149, n=300, p < .010). Conclusion: It is concluded that academic performance is significantly negatively related to depression and significantly positively related to subjective happiness and life satisfaction. Key words: Academic performance, well-being depress, satisfaction, university.

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