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Direct linkBissell-Havran, Joanna M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
We examined the link between social comparison with friends and self-perceptions of academic competence during adolescence and how personality may play a role in this link. Participants were 193 eighth-grade students who attended a rural, mid-Atlantic middle school. We used difference scores to measure the extent to which students' nominated and…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Correlation, Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement
Hirschi, Andreas – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
Chance events are considered important in career development, yet little empirical research is available on their predictors and consequences. The present study investigated socio-demographic (gender, nationality, school-type), personality (openness, locus of control) and career development variables (career decidedness, career planning) in…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Career Planning, Personality, Grade 9
