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Dong, Zhi-An; Jiang, Man; Liu, Zi-Ming – Educational Research and Reviews, 2023
This study aims to explore the relationship between locus of control, grit, self-esteem and mental health among college students. A questionnaire survey was used to conduct a study on the mental health of 923 E-learning college students from 10 universities in Guangxi, China. In this study, Pearson correlation analysis was used to test the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, College Students, Self Esteem, Foreign Countries
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Sharma, Prathma; Uzar, Kirin; Brelsford, Gina M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2021
Depression and anxiety are the leading causes of disability in the United States among people aged 18 to 25. Protective factors such as self-esteem, grit, and optimism may help individuals manage depression and anxiety. The present study aimed to understand the role of these factors as predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in emerging…
Descriptors: College Students, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Harvey, Annelie J.; Keyes, Helen – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2020
Learning Dashboards display analytics pertaining to student performance and attainment, often alongside scores for the class cohort average. Little research has considered the effects of this social comparison information on students' well-being, motivation, and engagement. The current study presented participants with hypothetical data that…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, College Students, Student Motivation, Information Management
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Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Day, Randal D.; Dyer, W. Justin; Black, Brent C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2013
The current study examined adolescent persistence as a mediator between authoritative parenting and adolescents' school engagement, prosocial behavior, and delinquency. Participants were taken from Time 2, 3, and 4 of the Flourishing Families Project and included 325 two-parent families with a child between the ages of 11 and 14 at Time 2 (mean…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Persistence, Adolescents, Parenting Styles
Smith, Gregory J – Online Submission, 2007
(Purpose) The purpose of the present study was to assess the impact of self-efficacy and self-esteem on the experiences of homesickness and initial adjustment to college in first-year college students. (Methods) The second week of college 107 first-year college students (28 men, 79 women) completed a questionnaire assessing self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Persistence, Females, Males, Self Concept
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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