Componential Factors as Determinants of Academic Resilience among Undergraduate Students of University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

The study investigated openness to experience, self-concept and life satisfaction on academic resilience amoong undergraduate students to fill the gap from previous researches. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population consisted QT all undergraduate students in University of Ibadan. The study sample consisted of five hundred (500) students selected front tile University through convenience sampling techniques. Four standardised instrument were used such as openness to experience (r=.91), self-concept (r=.87), lift’ satisfaction (r=.62) and academic resilience (r=.88) and data were analysed using Pearson Product Mennenl Correlation and Multiple Regression analysis. The results revealed that there Il’as positive correlation between each of the convonential factors on academic resilience like openness to experience (.802, p<.()5); self-concept (.591, p<.05) and life satisfaction (.491, p<.05). Also, the joint contribution of the independent variables to the dependent variable was significant and the result yielded a multiple regression (R) of 5.973, R? = 35.677 and R2 (adjusted)= 32.211. Moreover, openness to experience (Beta=3.47(), 1=2.271; p<.05) was the only variable that potent relative contribution to acadenlic resilience .followed by self-concept (Beta=l.902; t=2.494; p<.05) then followed by life (Beta=O.975; t=3.511; p>.05). It is, then, recommended that parents, school psychologists and social workers sli01dd provide adequate assistance to the undergraduate students in adapting to higher institution environment to aid their learning outcomes.