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Resiliency and Academic Engagement: A Moderated Mediation Model
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Yang, Jiemei; Xu, Jingyi; Zhang, Hui – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The present study examined whether general self-efficacy (GSE) mediated the association between resiliency and academic engagement, and whether social support moderated the mediating process. Participants included 1549 Chinese adolescents (M[subscript age] = 16.71 years old, 629 boys). Using self-reported questionnaires, our study found that,…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Learner Engagement, Models, Self Efficacy
Procrastination and the 2 x 2 Achievement Goal Framework in Malaysian Undergraduate Students
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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
Occupational/Career Indecision for Economically Disadvantaged High School Students of High Intellectual Ability: A Mixed-Methods Cognitive Process Model
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Jung, Jae Yup; Young, Marie – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
A mixed-methods design was employed to identify the cognitive processes that lead to occupational/career indecision for economically disadvantaged adolescents of high intellectual ability. In the first phase, interview data collected from 26 economically disadvantaged intellectually gifted Australian adolescents were analyzed using grounded theory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, High School Students, Occupational Aspiration
A Model Using the WISC-R to Predict Success in Programs for Gifted Students.
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Lustbert, Richard S.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1990
Attempted to develop a quantitative model using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) that could be used to predict those students most likely to be successful in gifted education programs. Study used two phases using two groups of elementary school students (N=161). Used subtests to predict program performance of gifted…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Gifted, Intelligence Tests
Interactional Models of Learning Disabilities: Evidence from Students Entering Foster Care.
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Evans, Larry D. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Examined students in foster care for the relationship between learning and extrascholastic environments. Obtained achievement and intelligence scores for children (N=3,483) during the first months of foster care placement. Results showed average to low-average mean achievement and IQ, with academic deficits in basic skill areas. Results support…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Environmental Influences, Foster Care, Foster Children
Predicting School Weapon Possession: A Secondary Analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey.
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Furlong, Michael J.; Bates, Michael P.; Smith, Douglas C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Examines responses of 40,435 students from the "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey" and uses student self-reported school risk behaviors to "predict" recent weapon possession at school. Although school risk behaviors were moderately correlated with school weapon possession, many frequent weapon carriers displayed zero…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, High Risk Students, Models, Predictive Measurement