The relationship between academic resilience and academic performance among pharmacy students

Autor: Nur Ain Zaidan, Muhammad Zulkifli Razak, Nur Ain Shafiqah Mohd Azli, Abdul Rahman Mohamad Badaruddin, Nur Ain Izzati Abdul Latif, Izzatil Aqmar Hashim, Nur Fatin Adlin Kamarudin, Usman Abubakar
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pharmacy Education. 21:705-712
ISSN: 1477-2701
1560-2214
DOI: 10.46542/pe.2021.211.705712
Popis: Objective: To evaluate academic resilience and investigate its relationship with academic performance among undergraduate pharmacy students. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among undergraduate pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia using an adapted and pretested 16-item academic pharmacy resilience scale (APRS-16). Demographic and academic performance data were collected using an online self-administered questionnaire from December 2019 and January 2020 and analysed using descriptive and inferential analyses. Results: A total of 247 students completed the survey (response rate was 55.6%). Overall, the students had moderate academic resilience score (median: 59; interquartile range [IQR]: 37 – 80). Female students had significantly higher academic resilience score than males (60 [41 – 80] versus 56 [37 – 69]). Academic resilience score was higher among year one students (62 [42 – 74]) compared to year two (57.5 [37 – 80]), year three (59 [37 – 78]) and year four (58 [44 – 77]) students. There was a positive relationship between academic resilience score and students’ cumulative grade point average (CGPA) (r = 0.250) and GPA (r = 0.154). Conclusion: Undergraduate pharmacy students have moderate academic resilience. Academic resilience varies based on gender and year of study, and it is significantly associated with academic performance.
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