AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, COPING STRATEGY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. MEDIATING ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL: A SURVEY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT, KP, PAKISTAN

Abstract

This study explores the intricate relationships between physical activities, coping strategies, and academic achievement among college students in Punjab District, Punjab, Pakistan. It examines the mediating role of intellectual capital, aiming to understand how engagement in the physical activities influences students' academic success and coping mechanisms. The study hypothesizes that intellectual capital, encircling skills, knowledge, and cognitive abilities, plays a crucial role in translating the assistances of physical asctivzities into improved academic performance. Thus, using a survey methodology, data were collected from the sample of college students, analyzing how their participation in physical activities correlates with their coping strategies and academic outcomes. For this connection, some assumptions about the potential relationships among the research variables have been hypothesized relationships among the research variables in order to examine the variables through different procedures, and extract desired information to attain desired outcomes.    

The findings suggest that physical activities positively impact coping strategies, which in turn enhance academic achievement. However, presence of intellectual capital as a mediating factor significantly strengthens these relationships, indicating that the students with higher intellectual capital are better able to leverage physical activities and coping strategies for academic success. This research offers the valuable insights for the policymakers and educators, emphasizing the standing of promoting physical activities and developing intellectual capital to improve students' academic performance. The results provide significant information about the association over collection, impact over regression and mediation over mediation procedures in order to attain the desired information in reaching the conclusion and making the decisions about rejection and acceptance of hypotheses. In this connection, some recommendations have been extracted from the outcomes of this research in order to contribute the knowledge theoretical as well as empirically in literature.    

Keywords: Physical Activities, Coping Strategy, Academic Achievement & Intellectual Capital