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Direct linkMaria Rodriguez-Gnos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study delved into the unique challenges and experiences of female student servicemembers/veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from miliary sexual trauma in higher education settings. The purpose was to explore the emotional, societal, and academic successes and barriers. Research questions focused on identifying…
Descriptors: College Students, Veterans, Military Personnel, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Rahul Rajan Lexman; Rupashree Baral; Nimitha Aboobaker – International Journal of Educational Management, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore a gendered perspective on how learners' intrinsic psychological motivators: valence, technology-innovativeness, self-development and self-efficacy as well as extrinsic social and institutional motivators, such as social norms and management commitment, collectively influence learners' behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Asynchronous Communication, Gender Differences, Individual Development
Peer reviewedSoriano de Alencar, Eunice M. L.; Fleith, Denise de Souza; Martinez, Albertina Mitjans – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2003
A study investigated the personal obstacles to creativity cited by 385 Brazilian and 305 Mexican university students. Results indicate that lack of time/opportunity was the most frequently cited obstacle. Mexican students referred to motivation factors as barriers to their creativity more than Brazilian students. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: College Students, Creativity, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedBarling, Julian; Fincham, Frank – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1979
Investigates the relationship between self-reinforcement behavior and psychological adjustment (Maslow's need hierarchy) in 93 college students. (CM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Higher Education, Mental Health
Download full textElbel, Jacquelyn; Horton, Irene P. – 1983
Attribution theorists have argued that if an intrinsically motivated activity is extrinsically reinforced, the activity will be devalued and extinguished when the reward is removed. Hypothesizing that activities performed for their instrumental outcome are valued less than activities not so externally oriented, and that activities performed for…
Descriptors: Activities, Attribution Theory, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedParitzky, Richard; Magoon, Thomas – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1979
Investigated human potential seminar (HPS) outcomes for the four HPS objectives (self-determination, self-affirmation, self-motivation, and regard for others) and its overall purpose, self-actualization. Ego-strength was used as a moderator variable and found to be nonsignificant. Students' status on self-affirmation, self-determination,…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Goal Orientation, Motivation
Peer reviewedReker, Gary T.; Cousins, J. B. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
In this study with 240 introductory psychology students, ten interpretable independent dimensions of satisfaction with life were extracted with six factors that loaded on the PIL and four that loaded on the SONG, supporting Crumbaugh's assertion that the SONG is a complementary scale to the PIL. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitude Measures, College Students, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedBliming, Gregory S. – NASPA Journal, 1990
Examines four problems associated with developing character in college students: two concerned with moral cognition, or knowing what is right, and two concerned with moral action. It then reviews educational programs concerned with moral action, and provides suggestions for designing character development strategies. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: College Students, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Integrity
Amorose, Anthony J.; Hollembeak, Jill – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
Despite the conceptual importance of impression motivation in predicting social anxiety (Leary & Kowalski, 1995; Schlenker & Leary, 1982), no research has tested the link between impression motivation specifically regarding one's physical appearance (appearance impression motivation, or AIM) and social physique anxiety (SPA). The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Motivation, Anxiety, Physical Fitness, Measurement Techniques
Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education
