Improving the quality of life for students has become a major concern for educational
institutions. Using a sample of 262 university students (mean age 19.25 years) in China, this …

The relation between self-concept and academic achievement was examined in 39
independent and longitudinal samples through the integration of meta-analysis and path …

This study used a school-based community sample (N= 920) to examine trajectories of
depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and expressed anger in the critical years of emerging …

We examined the distinctiveness of three “positive thinking” variables (self-esteem, trait
hope, and positive attributional style) in predicting future high school grades, teacher-rated …

The study was particularly aimed at investigating the correlation between general self-
confidence and academic achievement in the oral presentation course. Participants were 53 …

For several years, there was a growing interest in intellectual giftedness and in particular in
the non-cognitive specificities of gifted individuals. This topic attracted much public attention …

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between academic achievement and
the following variables: anxiety, self-esteem, optimism, and pessimism. The sample …

A sample of 370 students in the 7th–9th grades in 1998 was followed for 3 years through the
10th–12th grades in order to investigate the relation of “developmental assets”—positive …

Critical questions in educational psychology research to be addressed in this paper concern
the casual relationship between academic self-concept, academic motivation and its effect …

We used data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to assess
the independent and interactive correlations of maternal and paternal parenting with …