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Review Papers | Psychology | Volume 15 Issue 2, February 2026 | Pages: 724 - 728 | India
A Review of the Relationship of Achievement Motivation, Psychological Well-Being, and Academic Performance of Orphan Adolescents
Abstract: Orphan children and adolescents should be treated as an important group in society. In this review study, it refers to those children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care. psychological well-being as the ?state of a mentally healthy person who possesses several positive mental health qualities such as active adjustment to the environment and unity of personality'. Achievement motivation is a disposition to strive for success in competition with others, with some standard of excellence set by the individual. Achievement motivation and psychological well-being are important factors in the learning process of students. Environment, studying, and motivation are important to students? self-evaluations and socio-emotional functioning, especially among young adult given their heightened self-consciousness about their abilities. Many studies strive to examine the achievement motivation, academic performance, and well-being of university students. Adolescence, a transitional phase marked by changes in life and consolidation of previous knowledge resulting in the formation of ego identity, is associated with the fixing of goals and, therefore, determining the achievement motivation of a person. The tendency to set goals and strive for success is influenced by a number of social and psychological factors. Many study to examine the relationship between achievement motivation and psychological well-being in adolescents. Participants completed the sample survey packets comprising Deo Mohan's achievement motivation scale and Ryff?s psychological well-being scale. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between psychological well-being and achievement motivation. The socio-demographic data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the sample t-test, and Pearson's r correlation. Results show that no significant gender differences were found in academic achievement at both, while significant differences were found in well-being. Also, there exists a significant relationship between Achievement motivation and Academic achievement.
Keywords: Adolescents, psychological well-being, achievement motivation, academic performance
How to Cite?: Subhra Rani Das, Dr. Irom Shirly, Dr. Saphabi Devi Nongthombam, "A Review of the Relationship of Achievement Motivation, Psychological Well-Being, and Academic Performance of Orphan Adolescents", Volume 15 Issue 2, February 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 724-728, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26211121851, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26211121851