Table 5 Differences psychological well-being means scores based on students’ demographics (N = 1431)
Variable | Psychological well-being M (SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.054 | |
Male | 2.94 (.75) | |
Female | 3.02 (.7) | |
Faculty | 0.277 | |
Business | 3.01 (.77) | |
Computer information science & applied media | 3 (.74) | |
Education | 3.11 (.68) | |
Engineering technology and science | 3 (.66) | |
Health sciences | 3.01 (.65) | |
Military and security | 2.28 (.89) | |
General academic requirements division | 2.97 (.71) | |
Age in years | 0.41 | |
Less than 20 | 3 (.74) | |
21–25 | 3 (.69) | |
26–30 | 2.8 (.79) | |
More than 30 | 3.22 (.53) | |
Marital status | 0.024 | |
Married | 2.9 (.7) | |
Single | 3 (.71) | |
Divorced | 2.73 (.42) | |
Widowed | 2.4 (.43) | |
Number of children | 0.63 | |
None | 3 (.71) | |
1 | 2.8 (.69) | |
2 | 2.9 (.61) | |
3 | 2.96 (.95) | |
4 | 3 (.39) | |
Working status | 0.67 | |
Employed full time | 3.07 (.89) | |
Employed part time | 2.98 (.67) | |
Unemployed | 3 (.7) | |
Student level | 0.54 | |
Semester two | 3 (.8) | |
Semester three | 2.97 (.71) | |
Semester four | 3.1 (.67) | |
Semester five | 3 (.75) | |
Semester six | 2.99 (.69) | |
Semester seven | 2.98 (.65) | |
Semester eight | 2.96 (.63) | |
Current GPA | 0.006 | |
Not calculated (semester 2 students) | 3.34 (.78) | |
Below 1 | 3.34 (1.1) | |
1 to 1.9 | 3.1 (.8) | |
2 to 2.9 | 2.98 (.7) | |
Above 3 | 2.98 (.69) | |
Previous GPA | 0.37 | |
Not calculated (semester 2 students) | 3.05 (.82) | |
Below 1 | 3.41 (.43) | |
1 to 1.9 | 2.97 (.74) | |
2 to 2.9 | 2.98 (.71) | |
Above 3 | 3.03 (.68) | |
Satisfaction with the number of assessments | 0.028 | |
Very dissatisfied | 2.99 (.84) | |
Dissatisfied | 3.06 (.68) | |
Neutral | 3.05 (.52) | |
Satisfied | 3.01 (.66) | |
Very satisfied | 2.89 (.92) | |
Has your GPA improved at the end of Spring 2020 semester? | < .001 | |
Yes | 2.96 (.7) | |
No | 3.14 (.73) | |
Was the type of online assessment successful? | < .001 | |
Yes | 2.97 (.7) | |
No | 3.12 (.72) |