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Saadet Aylin Yagan; Hanifi Parlar – SAGE Open, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between epistemological beliefs and learning approaches of university students. The mediator effect of gender was also tested. A theoretical model was created, and considering the literature personality types' effects on learning approaches were kept under control. A total of 244…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Epistemology, Beliefs
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Diehl, David K. – SAGE Open, 2020
It is not well understood why, on diverse college campuses, some students are more likely than others to engage in interracial contact. While research has begun to examine the role of individual differences like personality traits, results have thus far been mixed. This article asks if this might be the result of confounding different forms of…
Descriptors: College Students, Personality Traits, Racial Relations, Friendship
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Waheed, Shaikh Abdul; Khader, P. Sheik Abdul – SAGE Open, 2021
Earlier studies established the role of demographic and temperamental features (DTFs) in the adaptation of childhood stuttering. However, these studies have been short on examining the latent interrelationships among DTFs and not utilizing them in predicting this disorder. This research article endeavors to examine latent interrelationships among…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Individual Characteristics, Personality Traits, Demography
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Issah, Mohammed – SAGE Open, 2021
The purpose of the study is to contribute to the understanding of the impact of perception of fit and job satisfaction among administrative staff members at a university and to determine the fit component (Person-Organization fit, Person-Job fit) that predicts job satisfaction. This study used a correlational design with online survey data…
Descriptors: Personality Theories, Job Satisfaction, Employee Attitudes, Managerial Occupations
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Huashan Wu – SAGE Open, 2024
Multiple previous studies in language learning have examined the static effect of various independent variables on Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), but little attention has been given to the dynamic features of these two learner emotions. The present study is based on a pseudo-longitudinal design to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Burešová, Iva; Jelínek, Martin; Dosedlová, Jaroslava; Klimusová, Helena – SAGE Open, 2020
In line with the current psychological approach to health in general, mental health is perceived not only as the absence of psychopathological disorders, but also the presence of well-being. The study contributes to the identification of possible sources affecting mental health in adolescence. This cross-sectional study focuses on the role of…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Predictor Variables, Personality Traits, Positive Attitudes
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Sarwar, Farhan; Panatik, Siti Aisyah; Sukor, Mohammad Saipol Mohd; Rusbadrol, Noraini – SAGE Open, 2021
Using data from 450 public sector faculty members, a job demand-resource model of antecedents of satisfaction with work-family balance (balance satisfaction) was tested using PLS SEM. To understand the factors and processes that shape up balance satisfaction, the mediating variables in the model were psychological capital, work-to-family conflict,…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, Family Work Relationship, College Faculty
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Peifer, Janelle S.; Yangchen, Tenzin – SAGE Open, 2017
College students' intercultural competence (ICC) has become a focus of many higher education institutions. Yet, more work can be done to explore what variables play a role in this complex and multifaceted process. The current study investigated the association between the outcomes (i.e., cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal domains of ICC),…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Concept, Cultural Awareness, Correlation