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Gender, Psychosocial Dispositions, and the Academic Achievement of College Students
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Clifton, Rodney A.; Perry, Raymond P.; Roberts, Lance W.; Peter, Tracey – Research in Higher Education, 2008
Researchers have recently claimed that there are substantial differences in the psychosocial dispositions and academic achievement of male and female college students. To test this proposition, a sample of 854 undergraduate students were selected from a major Canadian Research-1 university. Multiple regression analyses assessed the effects of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Coping
Occupational Role Stressors, Coping, Support, and Hardiness as Predictors of Strain in Academic Faculty: An Emphasis on New and Female Faculty.
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Lease, Suzanne H. – Research in Higher Education, 1999
A study of occupational stress and personal-strain levels among new and experienced male and female college faculty found no differences in stress or strain between male and female faculty or between new and experienced faculty. Role overload and avoidant coping were significant predictors of strain, with hardiness and responsibility for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Coping, Higher Education