Adaptation Challenges Faced by Pakistani University Entrants

Javed, Fareeha

doi:10.5204/ssj.v11i3.1164

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“…They are closely connected with the problem of students' integrating into university both as a social institute and an institute strongly influencing their socializing (Aristova, 2015;Clinciu, 2013;Latipov et al, 2017;Shamne & Kovalevska, 2018;Topuzov, Malykhin & Opaliuk, 2018;Wintre & Yaffe, 2000). The scientific review makes it possible to claim that after entering the university both academic and everyday life of the first-year students changes dramatically (Gonta & Bulgac, 2019;Javed, 2019;Wintre & Yaffe, 2000). What is more, many scientists are also unanimous in their belief that these changes require psychological adaptation to the new learning and teaching environment (Gonta & Bulgac, 2019, p. 35) and it means that the very start of their adapting to studies conditions at higher education institutions turns into one of the most difficult periods in their whole lives.…”

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Adaptation Peculiarities of the First-Year Students to University Life: Study on Stress Resistance

Topuzov

Shamne

Malykhin

et al. 2020

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The paper is aimed at investigating adaptation peculiarities of the first-year students to university life. Among 105 first-year students selected for taking part in research 57 were internal migrants who had to change their place of residence and move to a student residential complex and 48 were original city residents who continued living at home. The research took place in 2018/2019 academic year at two Ukrainian universities. To promote research and collect data several diagnostic tools were used. To understand the leading concepts of research the methods of scientific literature analysis were applied. To process and interpret the obtained results the authors used the methods of mathematical statistics. The obtained results showed that stress resistance was the main source of successful adaptation of the first-year students to university life. Being self-resistant studentsinternal migrants seemed to know better how to deal with problems concerning their study and to be more open to interactions with their peers, family members and university teachers. At the same time facing unusual problems studentsoriginal city residents were not able to cope with them in a proper way and were more vulnerable to different stressors concerning university and personal life. The conducted research made it possible to define the difference between stress resistance of students-internal migrants and students-original city residents and to prove the correlation between adaptation and stress level.

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Adaptation Peculiarities of the First-Year Students to University Life: Study on Stress Resistance

Topuzov

Shamne

Malykhin

et al. 2020

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“…Numerous investigations on the mentioned variables and their relationships are currently being conducted in the west (Liu et al, 2018;Luan et al, 2019;Satici, 2019;Iranmanesh et al, 2021). Young adults in Pakistan are also affected by several connected concerns (Moosa et al, 2011;Ahmad et al, 2020;Javed, 2020). Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to investigate how the Big Five personality traits relate to adult attachment and psychological well-being in young adults in Pakistan.…”

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Role of Gender, Age, and Family System on Neuroticism, Attachment, and Well-being among Young Adults

2024

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This study focuses on investigating the relationship between personality traits, attachment styles, and psychological well-being in young adults in Pakistan. The research explores the moderating effects of gender, age, and family system on these relationships. The study employed a quantitative approach and a correlational cross-sectional research design. Data was collected using questionnaires from 274 university students aged 18 to 30. The instruments used included the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) to measure personality traits, the Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) to assess attachment styles, and the Psychological Wellbeing Scale (PWS) to measure psychological well-being. The results showed that gender moderated the relationship between personality traits and adult attachment styles, with females demonstrating a stronger association. Gender also acted as a moderator between neuroticism and close attachment style, buffering the relationship. Age was found to moderate the relationship between neuroticism and self-acceptance, weakening the association as individuals grew older. The family system, particularly joint family systems, was found to moderate the relationship between neuroticism and personal growth, strengthening the association. These findings have implications for understanding and promoting psychological well-being in young adults and highlight the importance of considering gender, age, and family system in psychological research and interventions.

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“…However, Javed (2020) found that Pakistani undergraduates could not speak proper English. Moreover, they lack confidence when communicating in English (Javed, 2020). Despite learning English for almost 14 years, Pakistani students are still weak in English communication skills; they feel hesitant and shy while speaking in English (Ali et al, 2020;Nosheen et al, 2020).…”

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“…On the other hand, in the modern era, the objective or goal of teaching English is to engender effective communication skills among its learners (Bukhari et al, 2015;MacIntyre et al, 1998). However, Javed (2020) found that Pakistani undergraduates could not speak proper English. Moreover, they lack confidence when communicating in English (Javed, 2020).…”

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Pakistani Teachers’ Views About Their Undergraduates’ Willingness to Communicate in English Inside the Classroom

Ubaid¹,

Ramanair²,

Rethinasamy³

et al. 2022

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The main goal of modern second language (L2) pedagogy is to engender effective communication among its learners. Willingness to Communicate (WTC) has emerged as the most vibrant topic in L2 pedagogy, especially in the last two decades. A plethora of research on students’ views about their WTC has been conducted in a variety of contexts. However, research on teachers’ views about their students’ WTC in English is still in its infancy. Thus, this study investigated ESL teachers’ views about their undergraduates’ WTC in English inside the classroom. The cluster sampling technique was used to collect data from 80 ESL teachers from eight universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The results revealed that the teachers viewed the undergraduates’ level of WTC as high in most classroom situations, such as during groups, during activities with the same and opposite gender, when given preparation time, seated in the middle of the class, and in front of the whole class. However, students showed a moderate level of WTC in situations such as sitting in front of the class and at the back of the class. A one-way ANOVA was performed to examine the differences between different classroom situations. The results showed significant differences in the teachers’ views about their students’ WTC in most classroom situations. Thus, the current study affirms that WTC is a dynamic variable that changes from situation to situation.

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Adaptation Challenges Faced by Pakistani University Entrants

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Adaptation Peculiarities of the First-Year Students to University Life: Study on Stress Resistance

Adaptation Peculiarities of the First-Year Students to University Life: Study on Stress Resistance

Role of Gender, Age, and Family System on Neuroticism, Attachment, and Well-being among Young Adults

Pakistani Teachers’ Views About Their Undergraduates’ Willingness to Communicate in English Inside the Classroom

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