Abstract
The present study investigated the mediating role of perceived academic stress between life aspirations and quality of life (QoL) among university undergraduates in a purposive sample of 300 undergraduate students from the University of Sargodha with an age range of 18-25 years. The Aspiration Index (Kaser & Ryan, 1996), Quality of Life Scale (Burakhardt et al., 1989), and Undergraduate Stressor Questionnaire (Spiridon & Evangelia, 2015) were administered for the focal variables and demographic variables gender, family system, and residential background were assessed against them. Path analysis revealed the positive and negative direct effects of extrinsic life aspirations on perceived academic stress and quality of life, respectively, whereas intrinsic life aspirations showed a reverse pattern of direct effects. Moreover, intrinsic life aspirations had a positive indirect effect and extrinsic life aspirations have a negative indirect effect on QoL through perceived academics. Significant gender differences were observed as men reported significantly higher levels of intrinsic life aspirations, significantly lower perceived academic stress, and significantly higher QoL compared to women. Family system and residential background did not associate with focal variables significantly. Implications of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed

Sadaf Ameer, Sadia Malik, PhD, Adnan Adil, PhD. (2022) Relationship of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Aspirations with Quality of Life of University Students: Mediating Role of Perceived Academic Stress, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, volume-32, issue 2.
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