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Emad Shdaifat; Amira Alshowkan; Ali Alnemer; Amani Aljaafari; Amjad Alsiddiq; Balqees Aljilwah; Faris Alasfour; Hussain AlYousuf; Wejdan Alhamdan; Zahrah alnassar – SAGE Open, 2024
This cross-sectional study explored the relationship between emotional regulation, the Big Five personality traits, and happiness among 411 nursing students in Saudi Arabia, with an average age of 19.6. The Oxford Happiness Inventory, Big Five Personality Test, and Emotional Regulation Inventory were used as research instruments through…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Psychological Patterns, Self Control, Correlation
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Albar, Read A.; Mohamed, Ayman M. A.; Albarazi, Mohieddin A. B.; McAleer, Sean; Shaibah, Hassan S. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2022
Students with varying personality traits are likely to employ diverse learning and study strategies. However, this relationship has never been explored in the medical education context. This study's aim was to explore the relationship between learning strategies and personality traits among medical students. This study was a cross-sectional study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, Personality Traits, Medical Students
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Fakieh Alrabai – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study utilises a holistic approach of positive psychology (PP) in the second language acquisition (SLA) domain to test a model of willingness to communicate in English language (L2WTC) among 328 Saudi learners. The model examines how potential connections among learners' negative emotions (anxiety and boredom), positive emotions (enjoyment…
Descriptors: Correlation, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, English (Second Language)
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Alamer, Abdullah – Educational Psychology, 2021
The present study aimed to empirically examine the validity of grit among language learners and its relation to vocabulary knowledge. Grit is defined as a trait that is characterised by a tendency to be passionate about and persevere towards the achievement of long-term goals. A newly developed questionnaire, L2-Grit Scale, which assesses…
Descriptors: Persistence, Self Motivation, Personality Traits, Undergraduate Students
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Abed, Mohaned Ghazi – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2017
Inculcating positive thinking can act as a valuable tool in enhancing the overall self-concept of children with learning disabilities. The value of positive psychology is recognized as the basis for recent research conducted in the field of strength development. Positive psychology is centered on the view that individual lives can be improved by…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Learning Problems, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
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Barakat, Asia; Othman, Afaf – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study aims to identify the relationship between the five-factor model of personality and its relationship to cognitive style (rush and prudence) and academic achievement among a sample of students. The study is based on descriptive approach for studying the relationship between the variables of the study, results and analysis. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Al Otaibi, Sameera Moharib B. – Education, 2012
The aim of this study is to try to determine the relationship between the cognitive dissonance, the Big-Five Factors (neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and the academic achievement. The study also aim to identify differences between female students with high cognitive dissonance and students with low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Psychological Patterns, Extraversion Introversion, Measures (Individuals)
Pracana, Clara, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2014, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 4 to 6 of April. Psychology, in our time, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Prevention