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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECT ON POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT A GENDERBASED COMPARISON FROM PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-III).05      10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-III).05      Published : Sep 2024

University Students' Satisfaction and its Effect on Positive Youth Development: A Gender-Based Comparison from Pakistan

Abstract

    This study investigates university students’ satisfaction and its implications for positive youth development (PYD), focusing on gender-based comparisons. Through a comprehensive analysis of survey data gathered from a diverse sample of university students, this research explores how various aspects of university students’ satisfaction, including reliability, responsiveness, tangibles, assurance, and empathy influence PYD attributes. The students of 06 public sector general category universities studying in the 1st year (1st and 2nd semester) and the last year (7th and 8th semester) of the BS 4-year program were the target population. By examining potential gender differences in the satisfaction-PYD relationship, this study sheds light on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by male and female students in Pakistan’s higher education institutions. The results indicated a significant, and positive relationship between university students’ satisfaction and their positive youth development. The findings also affirmed the significant effect on university students’ satisfaction with PYD.

    University Students’ Satisfaction, Positive Youth Development, Students’ Experiences, Gender-Based Comparison

    (1) Akhtar Ali
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Khalid Saleem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Shehzad Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ali, A., Saleem, K., & Ahmad, S. (2024). University Students' Satisfaction and its Effect on Positive Youth Development: A Gender-Based Comparison from Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, IX(III), 45-57. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-III).05

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ali, Akhtar, Khalid Saleem, and Shehzad Ahmad. 2024. "University Students' Satisfaction and its Effect on Positive Youth Development: A Gender-Based Comparison from Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, IX (III): 45-57 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-III).05

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    HARVARD : ALI, A., SALEEM, K. & AHMAD, S. 2024. University Students' Satisfaction and its Effect on Positive Youth Development: A Gender-Based Comparison from Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, IX, 45-57.

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    MHRA : Ali, Akhtar, Khalid Saleem, and Shehzad Ahmad. 2024. "University Students' Satisfaction and its Effect on Positive Youth Development: A Gender-Based Comparison from Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, IX: 45-57

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    OXFORD : Ali, Akhtar, Saleem, Khalid, and Ahmad, Shehzad (2024), "University Students' Satisfaction and its Effect on Positive Youth Development: A Gender-Based Comparison from Pakistan", Global Sociological Review, IX (III), 45-57

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ali, Akhtar, Khalid Saleem, and Shehzad Ahmad. "University Students' Satisfaction and its Effect on Positive Youth Development: A Gender-Based Comparison from Pakistan." Global Sociological Review IX, no. III (2024): 45-57. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-III).05