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Relationship Between Quality of Life and Academic Performance in a Sample of Colombian University Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

M. Paredes Bermúdez*
Affiliation:
Magdalena, Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnica Profesional Humberto Velásquez García, Cienaga
M. Bayona Velásquez
Affiliation:
Magdalena, Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnica Profesional Humberto Velásquez García, Cienaga
M. Lora Monsalve
Affiliation:
Magdalena, Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnica Profesional Humberto Velásquez García, Cienaga
J. Viloria Escobar
Affiliation:
Magdalena, Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnica Profesional Humberto Velásquez García, Cienaga
K. L. Perez Correa
Affiliation:
2Magdalena, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Quality of life encompasses a multidimensional component that includes aspects of lifestyle, health, housing, personal satisfactions, which can affect the academic performance of students in their university studies.

Objectives

To determine the relationship between the quality of life and academic performance of students at the National Institute of Professional Technical Training “Humberto Velásquez García” in Ciénaga, Colombia.

Methods

Cross-sectional observational study involving a sample of 344 undergraduate students who completed the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, a sociodemographic form, and were asked about their academic performance in the last semester. Data were analyzed using RStudio, where categorical variables were interpreted through relative and absolute frequencies, and quantitative variables through medians. Bivariate analysis was conducted using non-parametric tests such as Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis for group comparisons, and Kendall for correlations.

Results

Academic performance had a median of 4.00, and the quality of life had a median of 47.57. The Mann-Whitney U test showed p=0.03 for gender-based performance comparison. Kruskal-Wallis comparison by age group regarding performance showed p=0.003. The correlation between academic performance and quality of life showed tau=0.120 and p=0.004.

Conclusions

The median academic performance is above the approval point, but the quality of life is below average levels (on a scale of 1 to 100). There are significant differences in median performance among gender and age groups, as well as a very low, positive, and statistically significant correlation between academic performance and levels of quality of life.

Disclosure of Interest

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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of European Psychiatric Association
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