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Sara Sohr-Preston; Stefanie Boswell; Lauren Jordan; Shelby Morain – College Student Journal, 2022
This investigation examined whether academic entitlement (AE) and academic dishonesty (AD) increased significantly over the course of the first semester of university coursework. AE and AD were measured at three time points over students' first semester in university and examined for change. While both increased, only AE's increase was…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes
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Hajmohammadi, Elmira; Aghayani, Behnam – MEXTESOL Journal, 2022
This study attempted to investigate the relationship between EFL learners' motivation and internal locus of control under the framework of self-determination theory. In addition, the study examined the relation between EFL learners' age and gender regarding their motivation and internal locus of control. To this end, a convenience sample of 115…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Student Motivation, Locus of Control, Self Determination
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Madison, Erin M.; Fulton, Erika Kathleen; Huber, Becca N. – Reading Psychology, 2021
Perceptions of reading comprehension and knowledge of strategy, called generalized metacomprehension (GM), can influence study habits and metacognition accuracy, ultimately influencing academic success. One factor that may influence GM is personality. Personality likely relates to GM, as it is correlated with other types of cognitive and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Personality Traits, Correlation, Self Concept
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Helmbrecht, Brittany; Ayars, Candace – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
A multiple regression analysis was performed to determine if self-esteem, social support, locus of control, or coping strategies could predict perceived stress in first-generation college students. All variables studied were found to predict stress, while self-esteem and emotional-support seeking coping added statistical significance to the…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Young Adults, Predictor Variables, Stress Variables
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Loftis, Mark A.; Michael, Tony; Luke, Chad – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Suicide has become the second leading cause of death for individuals between 15 and 29 years old and increasingly more common within college students (WHO, 2016). The purpose of this study was to examine the associations among alexithymia, impulsivity, and locus of control as predictors of suicide risk in college students. Participants were…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Suicide, Correlation, Locus of Control
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Ulas, Ozlem; Yildirim, Ibrahim – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2019
The variables affecting final-year undergraduate students' career decision-making self-efficacy were explored in a group of 729 students across various departments of an urban university. A structural equation model was used to determine the variables that predicted students' self-efficacy in decision making, with results indicating that perceived…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Barriers, Decision Making, Career Choice
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Çelik, Ismail; Sariçam, Hakan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The main purpose of this study is to examine the possible relationships between academic locus of control, positive thinking skills and grit in high school students. The participants of the research are composed of 288 adolescents continuing their high school education from 4 different schools in Agri, Turkey, which were selected with convenient…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Locus of Control, Adolescent Development, High School Students
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Renaud, Jesse; Barker, Erin T; Hendricks, Charlene; Putnick, Diane L.; Bornstein, Marc H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
Despite the robust link between dispositional optimism and well-being across the lifespan, the developmental origins of dispositional optimism are unknown. Understanding the pathways that lead to greater optimism during the transition from adolescence into young adulthood may be important given that this stage of the life course involves the…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Psychological Patterns, Positive Attitudes, Well Being
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Humphreys, Jane – Psychology of Education Review, 2020
Internal working models of social relationships are based on the earliest attachment bonds we make with caregivers (Bowlby, 1969, 1973), and relate to a number of later outcomes in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. In education, attachment styles map on to young children's educational journey but finding evidence in older groups has been…
Descriptors: Mothers, Predictor Variables, Attachment Behavior, Stress Variables
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Ernst, Julie; Blood, Nathaniel; Beery, Thomas – Environmental Education Research, 2017
The Student Climate and Conservation Congress (SC3) is a joint educational effort between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Green Schools Alliance that aims to develop the next generation of conservation leaders through fostering action competence in youth. Data from SC3 participants was used to investigate four predictors of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Locus of Control, Attitude Measures, Predictor Variables
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Jung, Janis; Krahé, Barbara; Busching, Robert – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
Being surrounded by peers who are accepting of aggression is a significant predictor of the development and persistence of aggression in childhood and adolescence. Whereas past research has focused on social reinforcement mechanisms as the underlying processes, the present longitudinal study analysed the role of external control beliefs as an…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Aggression, Predictor Variables, Peer Influence
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Akca, Figen; Ulutas, Emrah; Yabanci, Cemile – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between Teachers' Self-efficacy beliefs, locus of control and intercultural sensitivities and to analyze these variables based on various demographic variables. The data of the study were collected through teachers' locus of control scale developed by Sadowski, Taylor, Woodward, Peacher,…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Beliefs, Self Efficacy, Individual Differences
Korkmaz, Ozan; Ilhan, Tahsin; Bardakci, Salih – Online Submission, 2018
The overall objective of this study was to investigate self-efficacy, locus of control, and academic procrastination as predictors of academic achievement in students identified as gifted or non-gifted. Another purpose of the study was to analyze whether there was a difference between the self-efficacy, locus of control, and academic…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Locus of Control, Academic Achievement, Gifted
Laughter, Edwin Brice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine the strength of the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and discipline referrals. Participants completed the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale, which was used as an operational definition of teacher self-efficacy. A Spearman's correlation coefficient measured the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Secondary School Teachers, Rural Schools, School Districts
Collaço, Christine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The primary purpose of this study was to collect evidence on the construct validity of grit using convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity principles. To accomplish this purpose and extend previous research on grit, college students from two schools completed an instrument comprised of a cognitive ability test, and a questionnaire. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Persistence, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity
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