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Boyoung Kim; Gyuyoung Ha – Educational Psychology, 2024
This study investigated the protective and risk factors of smartphone addiction at the individual and group levels using multi-level modelling, with a particular focus on extracurricular activities and academic helplessness. Data from the Korea Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) were used in the analyses. These data included 2,590…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior
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Patti C. Parker; Lauren D. Goegan; Lia M. Daniels – Cogent Education, 2024
Student-athletes in university undergo assessments in both sport and academic domains, which can encompass varying conceptions and outcomes related to assessment. However, questions on whether this 'doubling up' of assessments result in similar or different assessment-related outcomes, or whether assessments are conceived the same way across sport…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Athletes, Student Motivation
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Fernando Núñez-Regueiro – Educational Psychology Review, 2024
Self-determination theory (SDT) proposes to explain the relations between motivational states and human development. In education, a central tenet of the theory is that experiencing autonomous motivation in school activities (i.e., genuine pleasure and enjoyment) fosters optimal learning processes, whereas experiencing controlled motivation (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Student Motivation, College Students, Secondary School Students
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Ágnes Szabó-Morvai; Hubert János Kiss – Education Economics, 2024
We study the relationship between locus of control and both educational attainment and college aspirations in adolescence, focusing on the potential channels through which locus of control may influence these outcomes. Even after controlling for a comprehensive set of socio-demographic factors and cognitive skills, there remains a strong…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Educational Attainment, Academic Aspiration, Expectation
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Stefania Sette; Matilde Brunetti; Giulia Pecora; Fiorenzo Laghi; Emiddia Longobardi; Robert J. Coplan – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2025
This study investigated links between motivations for social withdrawal, time spent alone, and indices of internalizing difficulties. Participants were 169 (n = 96 girls) children and early adolescents aged 8-14 years (M[subscript age] = 10.82, SD = 1.78). Children completed self-report measures of motivations for social withdrawal (shyness,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Social Isolation