Table 5.

Examining the hypotheses.

Hypothesis	Constructs	Estimate	Critical ratio	p-value	Decision
H1	Acd. Strs → Std. Dev. Lev	0.201	2.021	0.039*	Accepted
H2	Fam. Strs → Std. Dep. Lev	0.358	3.997	0.001*	Accepted
H3	Std. Dep. Lev → Std. Acd. Perf	−0.319	−3.402	0.001*	Accepted

^* Acd. Strs, Academic Stress; Fam. Strs, Family Stress; Std. Dep. Lev, Students' Depression Level; Std. Acd. Perf, Student's Academic Performance.

^*The value of p should be p* ≤ 0.05.