Muikku, Pauliina (2022) The impact of Perceived Dissimilarity and Self-Esteem on Perceived Academic Performance through a Sense of Belonging. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Perceived academic performance regarding how well one perceives to be doing academically has not been a traditional focus of interest in the academic settings. In this study, we wanted to investigate, which factors may contribute perceived academic performance. Specifically, whether deep-level dissimilarity has a more negative impact on perceived academic performance than surface-level dissimilarity (H1), whether high self-esteem has a positive impact on perceived academic performance (H2), whether sense of belonging positively mediates the relationship between perceived dissimilarity and perceived academic performance (H3), whether sense of belonging positively mediates the relationship between self-esteem and perceived academic performance (H4) and whether institutional commitment to diversity positively moderates the relationship between sense of belonging and perceived academic performance (H5). We conducted an online questionnaire including statements on a 5-point Likert-scale. The sample consisted of 128 bachelor psychology students at the University of Groningen. Our findings fully supported Hypothesis 2 and 4, suggesting that students’ self-esteem has important implications on their perceived academic performance – both directly and through their sense of belonging. Keywords: perceived academic performance, perceived dissimilarity, deep-level dissimilarity, surface-level dissimilarity, self-esteem, sense of belonging, institutional commitment to diversity
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Huis, M.A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Other [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2022 13:40 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2022 13:40 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/289 |
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