ERIC Number: EJ1403700
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0729-4360
EISSN: EISSN-1469-8366
What Makes a Collegial Higher Education Student? How Personality and Goal Orientations Contribute to Prosocial Behavior
Higher Education Research and Development, v42 n8 p1840-1854 2023
University professors' collegiality has received far more attention in higher education research than collegiality among higher education students. Hence, this lack of research concerning higher education students' collegiality represents a research gap that this study aims to fill. The present study aimed at examining the contribution of personal characteristics and goal orientations to collegiality among higher education students. A total of 196 undergraduate students participated in the study. Path analysis revealed that different personality characteristics (gender, age, type of study program, years in college, and academic self-concept) and traits (Big Five and altruism) are related to goal orientations as well as positive and negative collegiality. Results are discussed regarding theoretical assumptions on pro-social development, measurement problems, and practical applications in higher education courses or trainings.
Descriptors: Collegiality, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Prosocial Behavior, Goal Orientation, Gender Differences, Majors (Students), Age Differences, Self Concept, Altruism
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Austria
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A