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Direct linkKarla Elizondo; Rafael Valenzuela; José V. Pestana; Nuria Codina – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
Procrastination is a delay in an intended course of action and, thus, a self-regulation failure hindering growth and well-being. Contrarily, self-regulation is a set of cognitive and metacognitive skills and strategies supporting goal-directed behavior. There is ongoing discussion regarding the extent to which (and the ways in which) promoting…
Descriptors: Self Management, College Students, Time Management, Student Motivation
Sánchez-Cardona, Israel; Ortega-Maldonado, Alberto; Salanova, Marisa; Martínez, Isabel M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This study explores the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in the association between learning goal orientation (LGO), academic satisfaction, and performance among college students. We suggest that PsyCap provides positive psychological resources through which learning-oriented students sustain the effort in academic achievement…
Descriptors: College Students, Goal Orientation, Student Satisfaction, Academic Achievement
Guo, Yungui; Luo, Shiyu; Tan, Yu – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
In the era of knowledge economy, how to promote knowledge sharing behavior of university students deserves close attention from academic and practical circles. As a character strength, purpose in life can predict individuals' thriving and positive development, but its predictive effect on knowledge sharing behavior has not been explored. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, World Views, Quality of Life
Christopher L. Thomas; Omer Ozer – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The successful treatment of test anxiety treatment requires an understanding of the unique barriers and challenges faced by test-anxious students. Therefore, the current study utilized a combination of person-centered and qualitative methods to investigate the existence of unique subpopulations or subtypes of test-anxious students within Turkish…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Test Anxiety, Metacognition, Goal Orientation
Chang, Eunbi; Lee, Sang Min – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism, goal adjustment, and academic burnout. A total of 279 undergraduate students completed an online survey. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine the mediating effect of goal adjustment on the relationship between socially…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Correlation, Psychological Patterns, Undergraduate Students
Sosik, John J.; Chun, Jae Uk; Koul, Ravinder – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
This paper examined the direct and interaction effects of students' learning and performance-avoidance goal orientations on their psychological wellbeing and a moderating role of students' gender in these relationships. Using 564 self-reports of freshman college students in a Thai university, we found students' psychological wellbeing to be…
Descriptors: Well Being, College Freshmen, Goal Orientation, Foreign Countries
Ganesan, Rajalakshmi; Mamat, Norul Hidayah Bt; Mellor, David; Rizzuto, Laura; Kolar, Christina – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The present study investigated academic procrastination in the context of the 2 x 2 goal achievement theoretical framework within a population of 450 Malaysian undergraduate students, aged 18 to 25 years. Participants completed the Achievement Goal Questionnaire and the Tuckman Procrastination Test. Approach dimensions of both the mastery and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Time Management, Academic Achievement
