ERIC Number: EJ1239571
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 16
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A Correlational Study on Attachment Dimensions, Academic Performance and Self-Regulated Learning of University Students in South Africa
Thomas, Bianca Lee; Viljoen, Margaretha
Cambridge Journal of Education, v50 n1 p21-36 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. Moreover, since individual differences in attachment index distinct self-regulatory capacities, this study aimed to determine whether any correlation exists between a student's attachment dimensions and measures of self-regulated learning. Attachment dimensions were determined by the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised questionnaire, while self-regulated learning was determined by the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, in a sample of university students (n = 185). Neither attachment dimensions correlated significantly with measures of academic performance. However, attachment dimensions did significantly correlate with measures of self-regulated learning in this study.
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Attachment Behavior, Student Attitudes, College Students, Measures (Individuals), Study Skills, Academic Achievement, Individual Differences, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Developmental Stages, Children, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning and Study Strategies Inventory
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