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Elijah Takyi Mensah; Mingkun Chen; Seth Yeboah Ntim; Tingyu Shen; Arnold Amasiya Asanga; Michael Osei Aboagye; Antoinette Yaa Benewaa Gabrah – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The quest to flourish academically and acquire skills needed for job opportunities has brought people from different cultures and countries to closely interact. Using Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, this study examines the relationship between international students' intercultural sensitivity and academic adaptation and the mediating role of…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Student Adjustment, Foreign Students, College Students
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Clark, Kelly N.; Dorio, Nicole B.; Eldridge, Morgan A.; Malecki, Christine K.; Demaray, Michelle K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
Grit has been defined as passionate perseverance toward long-term challenging goals and it is associated with various positive outcomes for youth, including academic achievement. However, less is known about these associations for the two facets of grit (i.e., perseverance of effort, consistency of interest) and few studies have examined the link…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Academic Achievement, Social Support Groups, Academic Persistence