The hypothesis
The hypothesis of this article is to ensure that self-oriented students have a high level of life satisfaction, whereas students who were prescribed socially were likely to have a low level of life satisfaction. Another hypothesis ensures that engineering students experience a relevant relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction that is seen to be negative. In addition, the other hypothesis is to ensure that the family has an income while the students acquire their education.
The relationship between the variables
The correlation between the variables reveals that the age and the number of siblings were not associated with the student’s life satisfaction. The students who attain a high score in perfectionism obtain a high score in loneliness. Scholars who had educated fathers had low satisfaction due to good income. There was no relevant relationship between the scholars and their mothers; thus, there was no low satisfaction.
The data type
The data is categorical; thus, it is conveyed via categories. In this article, the students are allocated into categories of families getting a high income while others from families getting a low income. Students from wealthy families are likely to acquire better education than those from less wealthy families. Students from families with high incomes are also likely to be much more educated since their families have the funds to afford the fees.
The strength of the association/effect size (the r)
The strength of the association is the relationship that associates the parents and the students—the students associate with their respective families for life satisfaction. Students associating positively with their families are likely to get a better education than those negatively associated with their families.
The data support of the conclusions drawn
The data drawn from the article supports the conclusion by revealing that perfectionism has a significant relationship with a life of satisfaction. Furthermore, loneliness could cause the relationship between life satisfaction and perfectionism to become medium. The impact may lead to the encouragement of the students by their teachers and parents, making them excel in their work. The expectation of perfectionism from the students makes them have low satisfaction in life.
The p-value
The value of p is 19, which means the probability of the result. Value p is the probability of obtaining results observed from the statistics. Regarding the following research, the value p stands for the probable age of the students pursuing engineering.
The third variable
The third variable is the variable that the researcher failed to control or eliminate. Thus, it is likely to cause damage to the validity of the experiment. According to this research, the third variable may be the student’s gender. The students’ gender may not associate with perfectionism and life satisfaction.
References
Fatima, I., & Hasnain, S. F. (2012). Perfectionism, Loneliness and Life Satisfaction in Engineering Students. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 22(3).