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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Yuen, Mantak; Fung, Eric; Zhang, Jiahong; Chan, Serene; Wu, Florence – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
Passion and perseverance for long-term goals (often referred to as grit) has been found to be associated with well-being in typically developing students and adults. However, previous studies primarily relied on a two-factor model of grit, underpinned by "perseverance of effort" and "consistency of interests." This model has…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Resilience (Psychology), Personality Traits, Self Efficacy
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Lin, Xunyi; Datu, Jesus Alfonso D. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2023
There is growing attention about the psychological rewards associated with kind school climates in primary and secondary school settings. Its mental health benefits, however, remain under-explored in higher education contexts. This study addresses this gap through examining the role of university kindness or perception of kind acts in university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Student Attitudes
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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; King, Ronnel B.; Valdez, Jana Patricia M.; Eala, Maria Socorro M. – Youth & Society, 2019
Grit--passion and perseverance for long-term goals--has been linked to a wide array of positive academic and psychological outcomes. However, limited research has been conducted to explore the association of grit with different indicators of well-being and psychological health. The primary objective of this study was to assess the associations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence, Depression (Psychology), Life Satisfaction
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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Zhang, Jiahong – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
The Triarchic Model of Grit Scale (TMGS), a measure that assesses individuals' dispositions to show "perseverance," "passion" (or "consistency of interests"), and "adaptability" for long-term goals, had acceptable psychometric properties in Filipino student samples. However, there is scant evidence on the…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Construction, Persistence, Technical Institutes
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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Valdez, Jana Patricia M. – School Psychology International, 2019
Psychological capital (PsyCap) has been associated with key organizational and well-being outcomes. However, limited investigations have been carried out regarding the role of PsyCap in the educational settings. The present study assessed the association of PsyCap with life satisfaction and school belongingness in the academic context. Four…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Student School Relationship, Structural Equation Models, Psychological Patterns
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Yuen, Mantak; Datu, Jesus Alfonso D. – School Psychology International, 2021
Limited research has been conducted so far to explore how meaning in life can promote key academic and psychological benefits in a school context. The research reported here aimed to address this issue by assessing how meaning in life is associated with dimensions of connectedness, academic self-efficacy (Study 1) and personal self-efficacy (Study…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Well Being, Parent Student Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Yuen, Mantak; Chen, Gaowei – School Psychology Quarterly, 2018
Previous investigations mostly relied on the two-factor model of grit (with "perseverance of effort" and "consistency of interests" as major dimensions) which received a number criticisms in the extant literature. Recent studies have provided promising lines of evidence regarding the "triarchic model of grit" (TMG)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Females, Resilience (Psychology)