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Lyon, Allegra Rose – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The present cross-sectional study examined the interrelationships between mindfulness, self-compassion, gratitude, and burnout in a sample of Health Service Psychology doctoral trainees (n = 234) using structural equation modeling. Results suggested that mindfulness, self-compassion, and gratitude may each function as important internal resources…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Altruism, Psychological Patterns, Burnout
Nordin, Noradilah Md – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Well-being is essential to promote students' development. The present research investigated the association between life events, perceived stress, smartphone dependency, coping behaviors, and psychological well-being. This cross-sectional study employed convenience sampling, and the sample consisted of 303 undergraduates at one public university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Singh, Anupma – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Despite the fact that international students face challenges at the United States (U.S.) universities and colleges, little research exits on these student's sense of belonging. This study investigates the factors of sense of belonging for international students and provides insights on factors like academic adjustment, homesickness, peer…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Structural Equation Models, Student School Relationship, Social Integration
Gong, Xiaoyang – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Achievement emotions are critical for students' academic performance and career choices. The previous literature has focused on one specific type of achievement emotions--test anxiety--in Western contexts and neglected other various emotions experienced in different occasions such as attending classes. The present study aims to address the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Achievement, Grade 11, High School Students
Quick, John – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The gameplay experience can be understood as an interaction between player and game design characteristics. A greater understanding of these characteristics can be gained through empirical means. Subsequently, an enhanced knowledge of these characteristics should enable the creation of games that effectively generate desirable experiences for…
Descriptors: Games, Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences, Surveys
Wu, Hsin-Chieh – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Previous research indicates that collective efficacy, faculty trust in students and parents, and academic emphasis together formed a single latent school construct, called academic optimism. In the U.S., academic optimism has been proven to be a powerful construct that could effectively predict student achievement even after controlling for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Elementary School Students, Institutional Characteristics
Olalere, Anthony Abidemi – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines the mediating effect of the entity based creativity on the interaction between complexity theory and creativity among faculty members in higher education organizations. The purpose of study was to investigate how mechanisms for intellectual productivity and creativity foster intellectual and disciplinary interactions among…
Descriptors: Creativity, College Faculty, Structural Equation Models, Accuracy
Hayes, Hanna Bea – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many researchers have examined the effect of formal mentoring on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. However, there has been little or no focus on an employee's intent to participate in a formal mentoring program based upon an employee's perceived organizational support, and/or affective reaction (job satisfaction and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intention, Employees, Affective Behavior
McIntosh, Eric James – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Despite increased access to higher education for previously underrepresented ethnic groups, the graduation rates of African Americans and Latinos in higher education pale in comparison to their Caucasian and Asian peers (Aud, Fox, & KewalRamani, 2010). In contrast, Asians are graduating at rates higher than Caucasians; however, the literature…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students
Kim, Byunggook – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine a conceptual framework for an individual's subjective perception of leisure that contributes to Subjective Well-Being (SWB). More specifically, this study was an attempt to examine causal relationships among social cognitive variables, subjective perception of leisure, and SWB. A survey was administered to…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Well Being, Social Cognition, College Students
Casillas, Rhonda Soledad – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which academic achievement in U.S. schools could be explained by several indicators of belongingness (i.e., close teacher-student relationships, peer acceptance, school liking, low levels of loneliness in school and positive perceptions of peers) and school engagement. For this study, data…
Descriptors: Caring, Academic Achievement, Group Structure, Grade 3