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Climer, Steven L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationships between a student's personality traits of grit (persistence, goal-setting, passion, tenacity, time management, goal achievement, and perseverance), a student's self-reported satisfaction in the course, and the final grade a student receives in an online course.…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Predictor Variables, Online Courses, Suburban Schools
Johnson, Steve Leonard, III – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Studies of sound changes in sociolinguistics have shown a consistent trend that women tend to be linguistically innovative and lead most of the major sound changes. Additionally, women have been shown to use more standard variants than men in stable sociolinguistic variables, giving rise to the "gender paradox" where women are both…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Personality Traits, Sociolinguistics, Sex Role
Hosack, Lisa L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The significantly negative effects of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are widely known among researchers and clinicians. Individuals with BPD struggle in many areas. College students with BPD have been found to particularly struggle in academic and interpersonal ways. Over the last two decades, religiosity has been examined as a moderator of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Disorders, Religion, Correlation