Academic Hardness Among University Students
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This study explores the concept of academic hardness among university students, aiming to understand the factors that contribute to their ability to withstand academic pressures and challenges. Academic hardness, often referred to as academic resilience, encompasses students' capacity to persevere through difficulties, maintain motivation, and achieve success despite adverse conditions. The research investigates how personal traits, environmental influences, and institutional support contribute to fostering academic resilience among university students. This study aims to achieve two main objectives: first, to explore university students' academic resilience; and second, to identify statistically significant variations in academic resilience based on students' gender and field of study. The current study targeted morning-session students at Wasit University, both male and female, during the academic year 2023-2024. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher developed an Academic Resilience Scale based on Pintrich and Lopez's theory (2004). The final scale comprised 26 items distributed across three domains: commitment, control, and challenge. Psychometric properties including validity and reliability were established. The statistical analysis involved a sample of 374 students, and the scale was applied to the primary research sample consisting of 400 students at Wasit University. Data processing utilized appropriate statistical methods, yielding the following research results statistically:
- It was found that there is a statistically significant difference at the (0.05) level, with a degree of freedom of (373), indicating that university students have higher levels of academic Hardness compared to the general population.
- Additionally, no statistically significant differences were found in the correlational relationship between the variables according to gender and major factors.
Based on these results, the researcher provided a set of recommendations and suggestions for future research studies.
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