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Wang, Shuo; Zhou, Ya; Yu, Shi; Ran, Li-Wen; Liu, Xiang-Ping; Chen, Yu-Fei – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: This study tested the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), compared with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), in alleviating academic procrastination. Method: A total of 60 (53.3% male) undergraduates suffering from academic procrastination were randomly assigned to two treatment groups (ACT and CBT) and a control group.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Psychotherapy, Comparative Analysis
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Pertegal-Felices, María L.; Castejón-Costa, Juan L.; Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
The evidence suggests that emotional intelligence and personality traits are important qualities that workers need in order to successfully exercise a profession. This article assumes that the main purpose of universities is to promote employment by providing an education that facilitates the acquisition of abilities, skills, competencies and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Science Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Comparative Analysis
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Dai, David Yun; Tan, Xiaoyuan; Marathe, Deepti; Valtcheva, Anna; Pruzek, Robert M.; Shen, Jiliang – Creativity Research Journal, 2012
It is well established that there is an academic achievement gap between students from high and low socioeconomic family backgrounds. However, how being brought up and living in different socioeconomic backgrounds impacts adolescent development, particularly their creative capabilities and creativity-related personality traits, is not well…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Educational Environment, Social Influences, Creativity