Agreeableness, low self-esteem, and academic competence in university students
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2023
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UMT, Lahore
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The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between agreeableness, low self-esteem, and academic competence in undergraduate students was examined in the current study. Undergraduate students from various private and government institutions enrolled in various departments make up the population of interest. Correlational research design was used to identify the relationship between these variables and the participants were taken from the universities of Lahore. A stratified random sampling and convenience sampling were used to obtain the data in where 125 were males and 125 were females (N= 250). To provide an overview of the university students’ demographics, the mean age of males and females were calculated (M= 21.12). To measure agreeableness, low self-esteem, and academic competence, indigenous scales were used such as Big Five Inventory (Rehman & Johnson, 2019), Self-Esteem Scale (Zafar & Saleem, 2012), and Academic Competence (Jabeen & Afridi, 2019) scale were administered. Pearson Product and t test analysis were applied in the study. The findings of this study indicated the positive relationship between agreeableness personality traits and academic competence (r=0.28**) whereas the negative relationship between low self-esteem and academic competence (r= -0.17**). The results of this study have significant ramifications for university students, teachers, and mental health specialists. Intervention to help students improve their academic performance and self-esteem can be devised by recognizing the link between agreeableness, low self-esteem, and academic competence.