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Liu, Mengting; Chen, Xinyin; Fu, Rui; Li, Dan; Liu, Junsheng – Developmental Psychology, 2023
The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the contributions of social, academic, and psychological characteristics of peer groups to individual development in the same and different domains in Chinese children. Participants included 1,864 elementary school students (945 boys, M[subscript age] = 11 years) in China. One-year…
Descriptors: Social Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Psychological Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Adebisi, Tajudeen; Olatunji, Taiwo – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2022
The study explored the psychosocial experience of distance learners at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife. Psychosocial experience refers to the aggregate outcome of events and feelings that define or affect a person's knowledge and perception of their prevailing social environment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Distance Education, Student Characteristics
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McGaha, Valerie; Fitzpatrick, Jacki – College Student Journal, 2005
The purpose of the present study was to examine how personal characteristics (e.g., loneliness, interpersonal competence) and social characteristics (e.g., marginality) contributed to dropout risk among undergraduate students. The respondents (n=127 undergraduates) completed a questionnaire packet to assess all of the variables. Regression…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Undergraduate Students, Interpersonal Competence, Dropouts