Impact of Stressors on Academic Performance among Female Students’ in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This study examines the impact of stressors on academic performance among female students’ in Saudi Arabia. The problem was interpreted through the female students who are currently studying in a private colleges. The main objectives of this study were; to develop a causal model to identify the relationship between causes of stressors and its impact on academic performance among Saudi female students; to identify the type of stressors on undergraduate students’ academic performance and to test the develop model empirically to determine whether there is a relationship between stresses among undergraduate students with their academic performance. This study is a survey research, mainly relying on the collection and analysis of primary data through a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics especially mean and standard deviation used to identify level of the stressors and multiple regression model has used to analyze effects of stressors on academic performance. This study has fulfilled all these objectives as specified. The developed model has statistically tested and modified. Two hypotheses among three were accepted and third hypothesis was rejected. However, some variables have been eliminated from the models as a result of the lack of significance with the dependent variable, the students’ performance