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Coping with Boredom in School: An Experience Sampling Perspective
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Nett, Ulrike E.; Goetz, Thomas; Hall, Nathan C. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2011
The present study explored students' use of boredom-related coping strategies at trait and state levels. Two trait-based dimensions of coping relevant to boredom were considered, namely approach--versus avoidance-oriented and cognitively--versus behaviorally-oriented coping strategies. The two dimensions were assessed in a self-report…
Descriptors: Coping, Grade 11, Questionnaires, Cognitive Measurement
Examining High-School Students' Preferences toward Learning Environments, Personal Beliefs and Concept Learning in Web-Based Contexts
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Yang, Fang-Ying; Chang, Cheng-Chieh – Computers & Education, 2009
The purpose of the study is to explore three kinds of personal affective traits among high-school students and their effects on web-based concept learning. The affective traits include personal preferences about web-based learning environments, personal epistemological beliefs, and beliefs about web-based learning. One hundred 11th graders…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Epistemology, Student Characteristics, Personality Traits
How Adolescents Construct Their Future: The Effect of Loneliness on Future Orientation
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Seginer, Rachel; Lilach, Efrat – Journal of Adolescence, 2004
This study examined the effect of loneliness, gender, and two dimensions of prospective life domains on adolescent future orientation. Future orientation was studied in four prospective domains: social relations, marriage and family, higher education and work and career. These domains are described in terms of two dimensions: theme (relational vs.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Grade 11, Jews, Adolescents