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The Influence of Coping Strategies on College Students’ Grade Point Averages
Author(s) -
Zepp Phillip,
Potter Derek,
Haselwood Camila,
BrittLutter Sonya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1111/fcsr.12274
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , respondent , psychology , cognition , coping behavior , applied psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , neuroscience , political science , law
Financial stress has been identified as a pervasive problem among college students, and this stress could influence the students’ grade point averages ( GPA s). The goal of this study was to identify how two methods of coping relate to GPA s when controlling for financial stress. The methods of coping were problem‐focused or emotion‐focused strategies. The theoretical framework for the study was the cognitive appraisal theory. Using data on students from a large, Midwestern public university, the results of regression showed that problem‐focused coping strategies were a positive influence on respondent GPA , while emotion‐focused coping strategies were not significantly related to GPA . Suggestions to relieve students’ financial stress include finding work on campus, obtaining counseling on personal finance, or using problem‐focused coping strategies.