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Sawalhah, Abdalmuhdi M.; Al Zoubi, Asaad – International Education Studies, 2020
This study aimed at identifying the level of each of the academic self-regulation and self-esteem, and goal orientations; and identifying the gender differences in each variable, as well as identifying the relationship between academic self-regulation and self-esteem, and goal orientations. The sample of the study consisted of 463 students from…
Descriptors: Self Management, Self Esteem, Goal Orientation, Gender Differences
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Moon-Seo, Sara K.; Sung, Junmo; Moore, Mandy; Koo, Gi-Yong – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2021
This study explored the important role of parenting styles on college student adjustment. The purpose of the study was to scrutinize the direct and indirect effects of parenting styles on social, emotional, and academic adjustments, along with the potential mediating role of personal self-esteem. We collected data by convenience sampling of 300…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Student Adjustment, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Bennett, Dawn; Bawa, Sherry; Ananthram, Subramaniam – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2021
Numerous policy interventions promote gender equity within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) higher education enrolments and careers. Despite this, women in many countries continue to be under-represented and encounter barriers to access and career progression. These concerns are often attributed to gendered…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Students, Employment Potential, STEM Education
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Birol, Zehra Nesrin; Günal, Yurdagül – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2019
The academic procrastination is one of the reasons that university students experience problems in both their educational life and academic. The behavior of delaying academics has effects reaching from the completion of homework to preparation for exams. This therefore can present itself in the student's life as a resentment towards both educators…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Goal Orientation, Self Esteem, Counselor Training
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Shaikh, Ayesha – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2018
The present study examined the effectiveness of interpersonal group therapy designed to improve self-esteem and social functioning in college students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Participants with documented ADHD diagnoses completed self-report measures of self-esteem and social functioning at the initiation of the study,…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Self Esteem, Interpersonal Competence, College Students
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Jackman, Danielle M.; MacPhee, David – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
This study's purpose was to examine the relations among future orientation, self-esteem, and later adolescent risk behaviors, and to compare two mediational models involving self-esteem versus future orientation as mediators. An ethnically diverse sample of 12- to 14-year-olds (N = 862, 54% female, 53% ethnic minority) was assessed longitudinally.…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Risk, Prediction, Correlation
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Hillier, Ashleigh; Goldstein, Jody; Murphy, Deirdra; Trietsch, Rhoda; Keeves, Jacqueline; Mendes, Eva; Queenan, Alexa – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Increasing numbers of students with autism spectrum disorder are entering higher education. Their success can be jeopardized by organizational, social/emotional, and academic challenges if appropriate supports are not in place. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a support group model for university students with autism spectrum…
Descriptors: College Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Support Groups
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Hull-Blanks, Elva; Robinson Kurpius, Sharon E.; Befort, Christie; Sollenberger, Sonja; Nicpon, Megan Foley; Huser, Laura – Journal of Career Development, 2005
The relationships of four types of career goals (job related, school related, value related, and unknown) with factors of school retention, academic performance, self-esteem, educational self-efficacy, and school and career commitment are studied among 401 first-semester college freshmen. Differences in types of goals based on gender are also…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Career Planning, College Freshmen, School Holding Power