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Do Family and Peer Academic Social Supports Predict Academic Motivations and Achievement of First-Year College Students?
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Marley, Scott C.; Wilcox, M. Jeanne – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study examines family and peer academic social supports as correlates of academic motivation and first-semester GPA. Design/methodology/approach: Using a correlational design, 468 first-semester college students completed an online survey. Demographic characteristics, high school GPA and first-semester GPA were gathered from…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Peer Relationship, College Freshmen, Student Motivation
Past-Positive Time Perspective Predicts Academic Achievement via Motivation, and Procrastination Might Not Be as Bad as It Seems
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Rocío Giselle Fernández Da Lama; María Elena Brenlla – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The present research was based on an online questionnaire. A total of 256 undergraduate psychology students aged 18-44 (M = 23.61; SD = 0.57) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina took part in the study (137 women; 53.3%). A sociodemographic and academic survey and the locally adapted versions of the Zimbardo Time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables