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Smedbøl, Trine; Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild; Skaug, Silje – College Student Journal, 2016
The present study explores the nature of Overcommitment (OC) in relation to Satisfaction With Life (SWL) in students. A total of 701 Norwegian students participated by answering a questionnaire including measurements of the previously validated instruments for OC and SWL, volunteer work, stress and several other individual differences. Exploratory…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
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Leana-Tascilar, Marilena Z. – College Student Journal, 2015
Person-environment interactions are the main focus in Actiotope Model of Giftedness. This is a very new approach for Turkey, which generally uses old versions of intelligence test for identification. In Actiotope Model of Giftedness instead of cognitive identification the focus is on the resources (educational and learning capital) that provide…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Turkish, Test Validity, Factor Structure
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Alkharusi, Hussain; Neisler, Otherine; Al-Barwani, Thuwayba; Clayton, David; Al-Sulaimani, Humaira; Khan, Mohammad; Al-Yahmadi, Hamad; Al-Kalbani, Muna – College Student Journal, 2012
Research on university student learning has suggested that students' motivational orientations and learning strategies are critical to their academic achievement. In an attempt to assess the levels of motivation and the usage of learning resources and strategies of college students, Pintrich, Smith, Garcia and McKeachie (1993) developed an 81-item…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, Psychometrics
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Alkharusi, Hussain; Aldhafri, Said – College Student Journal, 2010
The present study examined gender differences in the factor structure of the 2x2 achievement goal framework using a multi-sample invariance analysis. A total of 117 male and 125 female undergraduate teacher education students completed Elliot and Murayama's (2008) Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised (AGQ-R). Results provided empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Students, Goal Orientation
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Kuterbach, James M. – College Student Journal, 2007
The New Imaginary Audience Scale (NIAS; Lapsley, FitzGerald, Rice, & Jackson, 1989) has been used as a research tool with both high school and college aged samples, yet there is no structural validity evidence for its use with college students. This study examined the structural validity of the NIAS via an exploratory factor analysis, using a…
Descriptors: Research Tools, College Students, Test Validity, General Education