Family Functioning, Perceived Social Support, Academic Performance and Self-Esteem

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between family functioning, social support, academicperformance and self-esteem among young adults. A single survey was carried out to gather data fromthe subjects. The sample consisted of 378 students, aged between 18 to 26 years old. The sampleswere drawn through a convenience and stratified sampling from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahmanand Sunway University College, Malaysia. Bivariate correlation and linear regression were used toanalyse the relationships between the variables. T-test was also employed to in order to find out thedifferences between genders on the academic performance and self-esteem. The results revealed that there was a significant relationship between family functioning and social support on students’ selfesteem.Nevertheless, no correlation was found between family functioning and social support on the students’ academic performance. On the other hand, females outperformed their male counterparts in their academic performance, but showed no significant differences in their self-esteem.