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Cheng, Vivienne; Catling, Jonathan – Psychology Teaching Review, 2015
Transition to university is an important and potentially stressful life event for students. Previous studies have shown that resilience, delay of gratification and stress can affect the academic performance of students. However, none have shown the effect of these factors in predicting academic performance, hence the current study aimed to look at…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Delay of Gratification, Predictor Variables, Psychology
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Tabalan, Danilo A. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study examined the possibility of developing different goals, mastery or competitive, on students and consequently affecting their learning styles. In the 3-week experiment period, a pretest-posttest design was used to the two intact college English classes. The outcomes revealed that the goals of the students could be modified in different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Technical Writing
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Woolman, Erin O.; Becker, Madelyn M.; Klanecky, Alicia K. – Journal of Drug Education, 2015
Heightened perceptions of academic stress may increase college alcohol use behaviors, namely problem drinking and drinking to cope. Leading from prior research, the current study examined posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms as a mediator between academic stress and alcohol use behaviors. Undergraduate participants (N?=?200) completed an online…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Stress Variables, Stress Management, Drinking
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Dilmac, Bulent – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
Recent surveys show that cyber bullying is a pervasive problem in North America. Many news stories have reported cyber bullying incidents around the world. Reports on the prevalence of cyber bullying and victimization as a result of cyber bullying increase yearly. Although we know what cyber bullying is it is important that we learn more about the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychological Needs, Bullying, Foreign Countries