Does a Person-Environment-Fit Promote the Academic Achievement of Hearing-Impaired Students in Malaysian Polytechnics? The Mediating Effects of Satisfaction and Adjustment

Che’ Rozaniza Azizan, Samsilah Roslan, Maria Chong Abdullah, Soaib Asimiran, Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh and Seyedali Ahrari
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Che’ Rozaniza Azizan: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Samsilah Roslan: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Maria Chong Abdullah: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Soaib Asimiran: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Seyedali Ahrari: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-20

Abstract: (1) This study investigates the influence of a person-environment-fit on academic achievement and examines mediating effects of adjustment and satisfaction on this relationship; (2) Methods: Data were collected from a sample of 195 hearing-impaired students from five polytechnics in Malaysia that offered the Special Skills Certificate program; (3) Results: Results revealed that the two constructs of the person-environment approach: personality-major fit and needs-supplies fit were positively associated with academic achievement. The adjustment was found to mediate this relationship. Taken together, these results signal that the person-environment constructs contribute to the academic achievement of hearing-impaired students and that adjustment is instrumental in elucidating this relationship; (4) Conclusions: The finding adds to the data, indicating that the person-environment-fit is a possible model of inclusion for hearing-impaired students and also provides initial data about the functioning of hearing-impaired students in Malaysian polytechnics.

Keywords: person-environment-fit; hearing-impaired students; adjustment; satisfaction; academic achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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