DUCK SYNDROME OF WORKING COLLEGE STUDENT : UNCOVERING THE ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT RELATIONSHIP WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING

Diny Atrizka (Universitas Medan Area)
Ikbar Pratama (Universitas Medan Area)
Hasrita Lubis (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara)

Multidiciplinary Output Research for Actual and International Issue (Morfai Journal)
Vol. 6 No. 5 (2026): Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue

This study examines the influence of organizational support and duck syndrome towards psychological well-being. It also seeks to determine whether duck syndrome mediates the relationship between organizational support and psychological well-being. A quantitative approach utilizing a total sampling technique was employed. The study involved 183 subjects—students who were also employed or we called as working college students. The research instruments included the Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Organizational Support Scale, and the Duck Syndrome Scale. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that duck syndrome mediates the relationship between organizational support and psychological well-being. Specifically, organizational support was found to have a significant positive direct effect on psychological well-being (β=0.488, T=5.42, p=0.001) but a negative effect on duck syndrome (β=-0.412, T=6.18, p=0.001). Duck syndrome was shown to mediate the relationship between organizational support and psychological well-being (β=0.301, T=3.27, p=0.001).