The effects of economical, cultural, and social capitals on Turkish Unıversity students’ well-being and academic achievement.

Abstract

The economical, cultural, and social capital resources of emerging adults and their predictor role in emerging adults& #8217; life-satisfaction and academic achievement were investigated in a sample of 995 Turkish University students. Regression analyses revealed that no economical capital factors had significant effect but cultural and social factors like accommodation facilities, satisfaction with the department, satisfaction with the city where he/she lives in, possibility to find a job, feeling secure in the country, and family trust had a significant role on participants& #8217; life satisfaction scores. The findings related to academic achievement showed that for both females and males the satisfaction for the department was positively, and individual expense was negatively related to emerging adults& #8217; academic achievements. Besides, social capital factors (family and lecturer trust) were important only for males& #8217; academic achievement scores. Results of MANOVA also exposed that university students who lived with their parents had higher life satisfaction scores. Likewise, students who lived in separate flats had lower academic achievements than others lived with their parents or staying in dormitories. Interaction effects of the three independent variables on emerging adults& #8217; well-being and academic achievement were also discussed.