Brickenden, Eliza (2024) The Power of Purpose: Unpacking the Impact of Purpose in Life, Academic Self-Concordance, and Mindfulness on Academic Satisfaction. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Academic satisfaction plays an important role in student mental well-being (Franzen et al, 2021). Identifying the factors that increase academic satisfaction can help to enhance educational experiences for students and foster a positive state of mental wellbeing (Warren, 2016). This study aimed to investigate a moderated mediation pathway where purpose in life acts as predictor variable, academic self-concordance as the mediator, and academic satisfaction as the outcome variable. Mindfulness was the moderating variable. A sample of N=184 undergraduate students participated in the study. The study had a cross-sectional design whereby participants completed a self-report questionnaire measuring levels of purpose in life, academic self-concordance, academic satisfaction, and mindfulness. The questionnaire was administered online via SONA study using Qualtrics software (Qualtrics, Provo, UT). Statistical analyses of the data were conducted using statistical software SPSS (Version 28) and the PROCESS extension as defined by Hayes (2022), specifically Models four and seven were used. The moderated mediation was found to be non-significant. However, an exploratory mediation pathway found to be significant in which higher purpose in life was associated with increasing academic self-concordance and, following this, greater academic satisfaction. The results from this study highlight the significant role that purpose in life and academic self-concordance have in enhancing academic satisfaction. These insights may be taken into account in various other contexts outside the academic realm. Further research into the area may lead to the creation of purpose-driven interventions for the improvement of well-being.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Dalley, S.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2024 13:39 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2024 13:39 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3900 |
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