Bimerew, M.Arendse, John Paul2021-03-192024-11-072021-03-192024-11-072020https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19164Magister Curationis - MCurAcademic performance of students is influenced by a combination of several psychosocial factors which include seeking academic help, use of various sources for academic learning, extent of the student seeking academic help, seeing academic help-seeking as a threat to self-esteem, interest in a subject, self-motivation and stress related to academic workload. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate psychosocial factors predicting the academic performance of first-year college nursing students, using a quantitative research method with a descriptive survey design. The population for this study was all first-year nursing students registered at a college of nursing in 2019. An inclusive sampling technique was used to include all 171 members of the student population in the study.enAcademic performanceAcademic workloadCollege nursing studentsPerceived stressPsychosocial predicting factorsUniversity of Western Cape