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Goyer, J. Parker; Walton, Gregory M.; Yeager, David S. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Developmental systems theory and life span development describe the role of individual--context interactions in individual development but have not directly addressed how individuals pursue achievement goals in institutional contexts. We developed a theory informed by these perspectives that explains how institutional contexts affect emerging…
Descriptors: Success, Individual Differences, Young Adults, Individual Development
Qamar Zia, Muhammad; Naveed, Muhammad; Iqbal, Asif; Ghauri, Shagufta – International Journal of Training Research, 2022
Confronted with the rapid technological changes and increased global competition, training of employees now focused on self-directed development (SDD). Despite the recognition of self-directed development, only few empirical studies have investigated the combined relationship of both predictors and outcomes simultaneously. This research attempted…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Individual Characteristics, Independent Study, Employees
Tymms, Mark – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2018
The aim of this study has been to explore and understand the implementation of PDP as an educational innovation in a single institutional context. Adopting a Sartrean ontology in which the subjective individual takes precedence over the systems within which that same individual exists, an interview process sought to understand the attitudes of…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Innovation, Professional Identity, Psychological Patterns
Bartoszuk, Karin; Pittman, Joe F. – Youth & Society, 2010
This exploratory study examines identity exploration and commitment in different domains and how family structure (original/alternative), gender, and age affect these processes in a convenience sample of 388 college students. Results reveal that participants from alternative family structures explore more in the political and gender role domains…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Family (Sociological Unit), Females, Sex Role
Caplan, Roberta – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2011
This article discusses and illustrates with case examples the impact on the college experience for students who have impaired--medically or mentally ill, substance abusing, developmentally disabled--siblings. Although these students often show resilience and a well-developed sense of compassion, they may also struggle with developmental tasks of…
Descriptors: College Students, Siblings, Disabilities, Substance Abuse
Rosenberger, Eric W. – About Campus, 2011
Traditional-age college students face a host of challenges during the transition from home to campus. Perhaps one of the most substantial challenges--one that relates directly to adjustment and quality of life--involves the formation of new relationships, and the awareness, development, and establishment of boundaries between their own emerging…
Descriptors: College Students, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Quality of Life
Pizzolato, Jane Elizabeth – Journal of General Education, 2007
By investigating undergraduates' epistemological orientations and processes in academic and personal contexts, this study examined whether and how epistemological development in one context is related to development in another context. The focus of this particular study was on tension regarding the contextuality of epistemological development. The…
Descriptors: Epistemology, College Students, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Mapping
Brody, Salena M.; Wright, Stephen C. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2004
This article applies Aron and Aron's (1986) self-expansion model to the service-learning context. The self-expansion model proposes a motivational framework for understanding why individuals are motivated to engage in service-learning opportunities that allow for meaningful social interaction. Using a survey design, this study confirms hypotheses…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Models, Cognitive Structures, Motivation
Baxter Magolda, Marcia B. – 1993
The roles of impersonal (or abstract) and relational (or connected) modes of knowing in the experiences of young adults were studied, and the ways the two converge are described in this report of the post-college phase of a 7-year longitudinal study of the epistemological development of college students, i.e., their assumptions about the limits,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attitudes, College Graduates, College Students

McKinley, Nita Mary – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Examined age differences in objectified body consciousness (OBC) based on cultural, developmental, and familial contexts of women's body experience in undergraduate women and their middle-aged mothers. Found that mothers scored lower on surveillance and body shame. Found no differences in appearance-control beliefs, body-esteem, or restricted…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Image, College Students, Context Effect
Moran, Christy D. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2005
This qualitative study investigated contextual influences involved in college student identity development. It examined events, experiences, and relationships that alumni suggest either nourished or thwarted their perceptions of multiple dimensions of their identity during college. Findings suggest that self-perceptions of identity often change as…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Concept, Qualitative Research, Context Effect