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Burger, James W.; Bantjes, Jason; Derman, Wayne; Whitesman, Simon; Gomez-Ezeiza, Josu – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To investigate associations between components of psychological distress and five facets of mindfulness (i.e. "observing"; "describing"; "acting with awareness"; "non-reactivity"; "non-judging"). Participants: Students from a university in South Africa (n = 174). Methods: This…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Student Behavior
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le Roux, Daniel B.; Parry, Douglas A. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: The effects of off-task media use in academic settings on academic performance have been widely reported. In response, a range of interventions have been proposed. Among these have been calls for the cultivation of more effective self-regulation of media use. Against this backdrop, the present study investigates students'…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Social Media, Undergraduate Students
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Thomas, Bianca Lee; Viljoen, Margaretha – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2020
An association between attachment and academic performance appears to be consistently found in children; however, reports on such an association in adolescents are contradictory. This study aimed to determine whether the attachment dimensions of anxiety or avoidance significantly correlate with a student's academic performance at university.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Attachment Behavior