Optimism and its Relationship with Academic Achievement among University Students

Abstract

The current research aims to identify optimism and its relationship to academic achievement among university students. The research was limited to a sample of (200) male and female students at the University of Baghdad, for the academic year (2023-2024). To achieve the research objectives, the researcher adopted the optimism scale of (Abdul Karim and Al-Douri, 2010) consisting of (28) paragraphs with a five-point scale. The researcher extracted the psychometric properties of the scale from validity and reliability, as she used the Cronbach's alpha equation and the reliability coefficient reached (0.85). As for academic achievement, the researcher relied on the general student average for the year (2023-2024). After analyzing the data, the results showed the following.
1.The research sample has a good level of optimism
2.The research sample has a good level of academic achievement
3.There is a statistically significant positive correlation between the two variables.
In light of the research results, the researcher recommends a set of recommendations and suggestions.