%0 Journal Article
%T A Study on University Students¡¯ Psychological Capital and Academic Performance: Autonomous Motivation as the Mediator
%A Jianjin Liu
%A Shiyao Huang
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 9
%N 6
%P 1-20
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2022
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1108941
%X This research examined the relationship among Psychological Capital (PsyCap), Autonomous Motivation (AM) and Academic Performance (AP) in university settings. A sample of 225 college students (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 21.34, 169 females) was collected from G University and data analysis showed that: 1) PsyCap as a whole composite can positively predict grade point average (GPA) and AM; 2) Only hope showed a significant association with GPA among the 4 individual constructs of PsyCap (hope, resilience, self-efficacy, optimism); 3) Hope and self-efficacy were positive predictors while resilience was a negative predictor of AM; 4) AM had a mediating role between PsyCap and GPA. Implications for possible educational intervention to improve college students¡¯ academic performance, especially the role of hope, were also discussed.
%K Psychological Capital
%K Autonomous Motivation
%K Academic Performance
%K Grade Point Average (GPA)
%K Self-Determination Theory (SDT)
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6776014