THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT AND SELF-COMPASSION AMONG KOYA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26436/hjuoz.2025.13.3.1560Keywords:
Academic Adjustment, Self-Compassion, Students, Koya UniversityAbstract
This study aims to find out the level of academic adjustment, self-compassion as well as reveal the level of each of these variables according to demographic variables (gender, accommodation). Also, it aims to find out the relationship between academic adjustment and self-compassion among students at Koya University. The research population consisted of (3585). The sample was (350) students randomly selected at Koya University. Two scales were employed in this study; one scale is the adapted academic adjustment scale by Anderson et al (2016), and self-compassion scale which is adapted from Neff (2003). The validity and reliability of the instruments were at a convinced level. The results showed that the students have a bad level of academic adjustment and a high level of self-compassion; there is no statistically significant difference in their level of academic adjustment and self-compassion according to the variables (gender and place of residence). The results also showed a statistically significant positive relationship between academic adjustment and self-compassion. Furthermore, the result indicated that academic adjustment was predicted based on self-compassion. Finally, the study presented some suggestions and recommendations.
Downloads
References
ایمان، یعقوب الصافیة، و یوسف، رحیم(2021). التكيف الألكاديمي لدى الطالب الجامعي الجديد وفق مقياس هنري بورو ) دراسة ميدانية وصفية لطلبة سنة أولى علوم اجتماعية جامعة بسكرة(، استرجع من الموقع < http://archives.univ-biskra.dz/bitstream/123456789/19773/1.pdf >.
خالد، محمد سلیمان، و العظامات,عمر عطا الله, و خالد, أحمد محمد(2023) قدرة التنبوئية لمرونة (الانا) بالتكيف الاكاديمي لدى طلبة جامعة ال البيت, مجلة مجلة جامعة القدس المفتوحة للأبحاث والدراسات التربوية والنفسية, العدد (41) - المجلد (14), استرجع على رابط https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/nafsia/article/view/4414/3197 .بالتاريخ 15-9-2024.
زغير, لمياء ياسين (2019). التكيف الاكاديمي وعيلاقته بالانفتاح على خبرة لدي طلبة الجمعة, مجلة cational & Social Science Journal Volume 6(3) .
السعایدة،جهاد. و العواودة، امل. و الحدیدي, هناء.(2015) مشكلات طلبة الوافيدين من دول الخليج العربي من الجامعت الاردنية من وجه النظرهم. مجلة علوم الانسانية والاجتماعية(دراسات). مجلد(42), عدد1.
شاور، سماح حامد(2021) الشفقة بالذات وعلاقته بالصحة النفسية لدى عينة مرضي السكر في محافظة الخليل. جامعة الخليل, رسالة ماجستر منشورة على الانترنيت. على رابط < http://dspace.hebron.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/995 > <
صلاح الدین، العمریة(2005). الصحة النفسیة والارشاد النفسي, الاردن, المجتمع العربي للنشر.
عبدالخالق, و احمد محمد, و دويدار, و عبدالفتاح محمد(1999) علم النفس اصوله ومباديئه, القاهرة, دار المعريفة الجامعية.
عبدالرحمن، محمد السید والضبع، فتحی عبدالرحمن (2014) مقیاس شفقة بالذات دراسة المیدانیة الشفقة بالذات علی عینات العربییة، مجلة مسریة للدراسات النفسیة، المجلد(40) عدد(83) علی الرابط < https://eaps-eg.com/downloadfile/15853993650118-024-083-013.pdf < بالتأریخ 7-9-2024 .
عزام عبد الناصر(2010)، التكيف الأكاديمي وعلاقته بدافع الانجاز عند الطلبة لمغتربين في جامعة اليرموك، أطروحة دكتوراه غير منشورة، الأردن، جامعة اليرموك، ص 22.
فیض الله, ژوان ناصر، و مصطفی، خالید اسماعیل(2023) هاوسۆزی خود و پەیوەندی بە وێنانی جەستە لای فێرخوازە ئاوارەكانی قوتابخانەكانی شاری كۆیە لەسەردەمی كۆڤید19. ماستەرنامە بەشی پەروەردەو دەروونزانی، زانكۆی كۆیە.
القحطاني، ظافر(2021). الاغتراب التفسي وعيلاقته بالتكيف الأكاديمي لدى طلاب المنح الدراسية في جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامي, مجلة علوم التربوية, 7(2). استرجع على الموقع https://search.shamaa.org/FullRecord?ID=298799 بالتأريخ 15-9-2024.
شعثان، لخضر و بن لكحل، سمير (2019) التكيف الأكاديمي لدى طلبة الجامعة في ضوء بعض المتغيرات-دراسة ميدانية على عينة من طلبة كلية العلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية بجامعة زيان عاشور الجلفة. منشورة في مجلة الباحث في غلوم الانسانية والاجتماعية,2019(2) 11,ISSN: 2170 – 1121.
مطاوع،محمد مسعد عبدالواحید (2020) تعاطف مع الذات و كمنبيء بالتدفق الاكاديمي و كفاء الذات الاكاديمية لدى طلبة ذو الإعاقة السمعيية في جامعة ملك الخالد المملكة العربية السعودية, مجلة التربوية, عدد(80) على الرابط استرجع بالتاریخ 6-9-2024.
مجذوب،فاروق (٢٠٠٣).طرائق ومنهجیة البحث في علم النفس. بیروت: شرکة المطبوعات للتوزیع و اانشر.
النملة،عبدالرحمن بن السلیمان . و السحیبانی،علی بن حمد(2021). توافق النفسي والاجتماعي لدى الطلاب المنح بالجامعة امام محمد بن السعود الاسلامية, مجلة المصرية للدراسات النفسية. مجلد(31), عدد113. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcj.2021.206024
النواجحة، زهیر عبد الحمید (2018) الشفقة بالذات لدی أمهات أطفال متلازمة الداون في قطاع الغز, مجلة جامعة الاسلاميية للدراسات التربوية والنفسية, مجلد ثالث عدد(27) على الرابط استرجع بالتأریخ 7-9-2024 . https://journals.iugaza.edu.ps/index.php/IUGJEPS/article/view/4088
یوسف ، محمود رامز(2020) فعالیة برنامج ارشادي تكاملي في تنمية شفقة بالذات لتحسين صحة النفسية لدى عينة من طلاب الجامعة, مجلة مصرية للدراسات النفسية, مجلد ثلاثون عدد(108) على رابط < https://ejcj.journals.ekb.eg/article_99948_0faa6086f7b8aaab0115ff8857ca1886.pdf
Abbasi, A., & Zubair, A. (2015). Body image, self-compassion, and psychological well-being among university students. Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 13(1), 41.
Adler, A., & Brett, C. (2009). Understanding life: An introduction to the psychology of Alfred Adler. (No Title).
Afdhalia, V.R.T. and Suherman, I.P., (2024). ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT IS REVIEWED FROM THE SUITABILITY OF INTEREST IN CHOOSING A DEPARTMENT AND PARENTAL SOCIAL SUPPORT. European Journal of Psychological Research, 11(1).
Ahmad, S., & Rana, R.A. (2023). Students’ academic adjustment and science learning motivation at the university level. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 20(4), 587-605.
Al-Mseidin, Kholoud Imhammad. Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Omar. Kaur, Amrita (2017) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT AMONG SECONDARY FEMALE STUDENTS IN JORDAN, European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 , doi: 10.5281/zenodo.260346 Volume 3 Issue2.
Anderson, J.R., Guan, Y. and Koc, Y.,( 2016). The academic adjustment scale: Measuring the adjustment of permanent resident or sojourner students. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 54, pp.68-76.
Anselem, M., & Akanaeme, I. (2021). Improving Academic Adjustment of Secondary School Students Through Emotional Literacy Training. Webology, 18(6).
Baker, R. W. & Siryk, B. (1999). SACQ: Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire Manual. Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services.
Bastien, G., Seifen-Adkins, T. and Johnson, L.R., (2018). Striving for success: Academic adjustment of international students in the US. Journal of International Students, 8(2), pp.1198-1219.
Bayir, A., & Lomas T. (2016) Difficulties generating self-Compassion: an interpretive phenomenological analyzes. In The journal happens7 Well Bing (vol. 4, issue 1).
Becker, I., Nieder, T. O., Cerwenka, S., Briken, P., Krwekels, B. P. C., Cohen-Kettenis, P. T., Cuypere , G. de, Haraldsen, I. R. H., & Richter- Appelt, H.(2016) Body image in young Gender Dysphoric adults: A European multi Center study Archives of sexual behavior, 45(3)559-574. Available Through< https:doi. Org10.1007s10508-015-0527-z > accessed 3-9-2024.
Berking, M., Orth, U., Wupperman, P., Meier, L. L., & Caspar, F. (2008). Prospective effects of emotion-regulation skills on emotional adjustment. Journal of counseling psychology, 55(4), 485-494.
Demir, S., (2022). Comparison of normality tests in terms of sample sizes under different skewness and Kurtosis coefficients. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 9(2), pp.397-409.
Denckla, C. A., Consedine, N. S., & Bornstein, R. F. (2017). Self-compassion mediates the link between dependency and depressive symptomatology in college students. Self and Identity, 16(4), 373-383.
Fuster, J. M. (1963). The self concept approach to personal adjustment. The Journal of Social Psychology, 59(2), 239-246.
Gerdes, H. and Mallinckrodt, B., (1994). Emotional, social, and academic adjustment of college students: A longitudinal study of retention. Journal of Counseling & Development, 72(3), pp.281-288.
Gilbert, P. (2009). Introducing compassion-focused therapy. Advances in psychiatric treatment, 15(3), 199-208.
Glasserman, P. and Yu, B., (2004), January. Simulation for American options: Regression now or regression later?. In Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods 2002: Proceedings of a Conference held at the National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore, November 25–28, 2002 (pp. 213-226). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Germer, C. K., & Neff, K. (2018). Cultivating self-compassion. Mindfulness-oriented interventions for trauma: Integrating contemplative practices, 43-58.
Hatem, G., Zeidan, J., Goossens, M. and Moreira, C., (2022). Normality testing methods and the importance of skewness and kurtosis in statistical analysis. BAU Journal-Science and Technology, 3(2), p.7.
Hofmann, S. G., Grossman, P., & Hinton, D. E. (2011). Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: Potential for psychological interventions. Clinical psychology review, 31(7), 1126-1132.
JACKSON, S. L. (2012). Research methods and statistics: A critical thinking approach. (No Title).
Johach, H. (2015). Erich Fromm’s Impact on Humanistic Psychology. R. Funk and N. McLaughlin (Eds.), Towards a Human Science. The Relevance of Erich Fromm for Today, Giessen (Psychosozial-Verlag) 2015, pp. 111-122.
Kaya, Y., Osmanoğlu, N., Satıcı, S. A., & Deniz, M. E. (2024). Self-compassion and death distress among individuals affected by the February 6, 2023, Türkiye Earthquake: The mediating role of doomscrolling and resilience. Journal of Health Psychology, 13591053241282129.
Krejcie, R.V., & Morgan, D.W., (1970). Determining Sample Size for Research Activities. Educational and Psychological Measurement.
Lan, B., Sam, R., Keo, V., & Rouet, W. (2024). Factors Influencing Academic Adjustment and Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Institutions in Battambang: A Conceptual Framework. European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, 2(5), 9-30.
MacBeth, A., & Gumley, A. (2012). Exploring compassion: A meta-analysis of the association between self-compassion and psychopathology. Clinical psychology review, 32(6), 545-552.
Neff, k .(2003) Self- Compassion : an alternative Conceptualization of a Healthy attitude toward oneself self and identity, 2(2), 85- 101.avilable Through < https:doi.org10.1016j.trp2006.03.004> Accessed1 15-0ctober 2023.
Neff, K. D. (2023). Self-compassion: Theory, method, research, and intervention. Annual review of psychology, 74(1), 193-218.
Neff, K.D., (2003). The development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion. Self and identity, 2(3), pp.223-250.
Orcan, F., (2020). Parametric or non-parametric: Skewness to test normality for mean comparison. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 7(2), pp.255-265.
Putri, P. Ardini. (2018). Peer Social Support, Loneliness and Adjustment in First Year Students at the Islamic University of Indonesia. Thesis. Yogyakarta: Faculty of Psychology and Social and Cultural Sciences, Islamic University of Indonesia.
Raihani, U., Yarni, L., Santosa, B., & Putra, D. P. (2024). Students' Social Adjustment: Effects of the Peer Environment. BICC Proceedings, 2, 72-81.
Rebekić, A., Lončarić, Z., Petrović, S. and Marić, S., (2015). Pearson's or Spearman's correlation coefficient which one to use?. Poljoprivreda, 21(2), pp.47-54.
Rediconect.(2021 May 28). Steps to self- compassion for kids. Available through < https://www.rdiconnect.com/steps-to-self-compassion-for-kids/ > . On 8-9-2024.
Rima, A. L. O. U. A. N. I. (2021). The Defense Mechanism of Repression in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Freudian Psychoanalysis of the Protagonist.
Rogers, C. R. (1947). Some observations on the organization of personality. American psychologist, 2(9), 358.
Saulsman, L., Campbell, B., & Sng, A. (2017). Building Self-Compassion: From Self-Crificism to Self-Kindness.
Scott, H., & Donovan, E. (2021). Student adaptation to college survey: The role of self-compassion in college adjustment. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 26(2), 101-112.
Shaffer, M. A., Sebastian Reiche, B., Dimitrova, M., Lazarova, M., Chen, S., Westman, M., & Wurtz, O. (2016). Work-and family-role adjustment of different types of global professionals: Scale development and validation. Journal of International Business Studies, 47, 113-139.
Stein, K. F., & Markus, H. R. (1996) The Rol of the Self Behavioral Change in journal psychotherapy integration vol. 6, issue 4.
Stone, A. A., & Neale, J. M. (1984). New measure of daily coping: Development and preliminary results. Journal of personality and social psychology, 46(4), 892.
Strauss, C., Taylor, B. L., Gu, J., Kuyken, W., Baer, R., Jones, F., & Cavanagh, K. (2016). What is compassion and how can we measure it? A review of definitions and measures. Clinical psychology review, 47, 15-27.
Tran, M. A. Q., Vo-Thanh, T., Soliman, M., Khoury, B., & Chau, N. N. T. (2022). Self-compassion, mindfulness, stress, and self-esteem among Vietnamese university students: Psychological well-being and positive emotion as mediators. Mindfulness, 13(10), 2574-2586.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Bayar M. Aziz, Shahen R. Awla
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work, with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online.
