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Openness and Postsecondary Academic Performance: A Meta-Analysis of Facet-, Aspect-, and Dimension-Level Correlations
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Gatzka, Thomas; Hell, Benedikt – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Openness to experience has often been linked to academic achievement because it subsumes traits such as curiosity, open-mindedness, thoughtfulness, and intellectuality. However, recent meta-analyses have reported rather small true correlation estimates. In this article, we first provide a comprehensive rationale for a relationship between openness…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Meta Analysis
Emotional and Cognitive Engagement in Higher Education Classrooms
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Manwaring, Kristine C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This is a multi-article format dissertation that explores emotional and cognitive engagement in higher education classrooms. Student engagement in higher education classrooms has been associated with desired outcomes such as academic achievement, retention, and graduation. Student engagement is a multi-faceted concept, consisting of behavioral,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Learner Engagement
Physical Activity and School Engagement in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Owen, Katherine B.; Parker, Philip D.; Van Zanden, Brooke; MacMillan, Freya; Astell-Burt, Thomas; Lonsdale, Chris – Educational Psychologist, 2016
Physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits in youth; however, these benefits could extend further than health, into education. Our aim was to systematically review and combine in meta-analyses evidence concerning the association between physical activity and the dimensions of school engagement, including behavior (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Learner Engagement, Youth
A Review of 25 Years of Research in Bidirectionality in Parent-Child Relationships: An Examination of Methodological Approaches
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Paschall, Katherine W.; Mastergeorge, Ann M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
The concept of bidirectionality represents a process of mutual influence between parent and child, whereby each influences the other as well as the dyadic relationship. Despite the widespread acceptance of bidirectional models of influence, there is still a lack of integration of such models in current research designs. Research on…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational History, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction
What Influences Implementation Intentions in an Academic Learning Context--The Roles of Goal Intentions, Procrastination, and Experience
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Sommer, Lutz; Haug, Manuel – International Journal of Higher Education, 2012
Studies show that many students struggle with properly organizing their academic activities; what makes things even worse is that up to 90% of students are at least part-time procrastinators. In order to clarify how these students could be supported, the article at hand deals with the influences and possible benefits of implementation intentions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Behavior Theories, Time Management
Homophobia in Registered Nurses: Impact on LGB Youth
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Blackwell, Christopher W.; Kiehl, Ermalynn M. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2008
This study examined registered nurses' overall attitudes and homophobia towards gays and lesbians in the workplace. Homophobia scores, represented by the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men (ATLG) Scale, was the dependent variable. Overall homophobia scores were assessed among a randomized stratified sample of registered nurses licensed in the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Nurses, Statistical Analysis, Homosexuality