scholarly journals INDIRECT EFFECTS IN THE PEER VICTIMIZATION-ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RELATION: THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT AND GENDER

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndsay N. Jenkins ◽  
Michelle Kilpatrick Demaray
Author(s):  
Giselle D' Souza

Test anxiety and distress occupy pivotal positions in students' lives today, because of over emphasis on academic achievement in the modern educational system. The need for high performance in examinations has defeated the very purpose of education. The SSC examination has come to be an exhaustive exercise that makes the students learn by rote rather than comprehension. There are a few who feel completely trapped in their situation and indulge in self-destructive acts like suicide. The present research study attempted at understanding the likely role of personality correlates namely, academic self-concept, self-efficacy and locus of control in alleviating the different dimensions of stress encountered by students of standard X. It revealed a significant relationship between stress and the mentioned variables and could have important implications in helping students of standard X come to terms with their invaluable self-worth in effectively coping with the evil of the present century -stress.


1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Midkiff ◽  
Joy Patricia Burke ◽  
Jeanne P. Hunt ◽  
Geraldine Cain Ellison

Researchers have reported that self-concept serves both as an antecedent and consequence of behavior. Given self-concept's role in achievement-related behavior, we sought clarification of factors influencing children's self-concepts of academic attainment. We examined proposed linkages among self-concept of academic attainment, academic achievement, expectancy for success, and performance outcome within a causal model using path analysis. Subjects were 208 eighth-grade students. Initial self-concept of academic attainment and initial expectancy for success were measured. Students then were given an academic task followed by performance feedback. We subsequently measured postperformance expectancy for success and postperformance self-concept of academic attainment. Students' postperformance self-concepts of academic attainment were influenced primarily by their initial self-concepts of academic attainment and, to a lesser extent, by their academic achievement and performance on an academic task.


2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihua Fan ◽  
Allison G. Dempsey

This study examined the mediating role of student school motivation in linking student victimization experiences and academic achievement among a nationally representative sample of students in 10th grade. Structural equation modeling supported that there were significant associations between student victimization and academic achievement for high school students. Give these significant associations, identification of the cognitive mechanisms that underlie these relationships is critical to understanding the plight of repeated victims. Our results indicated that students who reported frequent peer victimization also reported reduced school motivation (self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation), resulting in lower achievement in both reading and math. These pathways existed after accounting for differences in achievement that may be due to socioeconomic status and gender.


Author(s):  
Mª Inmaculada Herrera Ramírez ◽  
Francisco Herrera Clavero ◽  
Mª Inmaculada Ramírez Salguero

RESUMENEste trabajo pretende describir y explicar los diferentes tipos (dimensiones), niveles y relaciones del autoconcepto y el rendimiento académico del alumnado en un contexto educativo pluricultural, como base para poder diseñar, desarrollar y evaluar la intervención más adecuada.Los análisis llevados a cabo han permitido constatar diferencias estadísticamente significativas en diversas dimensiones del autoconcepto y el rendimiento, por curso, cultura y sexo; destacando particularmente la desventaja del alumnado musulmán.Asimismo, se han podido observar correlaciones moderadas entre las variables estudiadas y, además, el poder de predicción del autoconcepto sobre el rendimiento, en sus distintas dimensiones.ABSTRACTThis work tries to describe and to explain the different types (dimensions), levels and relations of self-concept and academic achievement of pupils in a pluricultural educational context, as a basis to be able to design, develop and evaluate the most suitable intervention.The analyses carried out have allowed to state statistically significant differences in diverse dimensions of self-concept and academic achievement, by course, culture and gender; particularly emphasizing the disadvantage of the Muslim pupils.Also, it has been possible to observe moderate correlations between the studied variables and, in addition, the power of prediction of self-concept on academic achievement, in its different dimensions.


2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110358
Author(s):  
Jillian R. Scheer ◽  
Katie M. Edwards ◽  
Alan Z. Sheinfil ◽  
Michelle R. Dalton ◽  
Madison K. Firkey ◽  
...  

Reducing substance use and negative mental health outcomes of interpersonal victimization among sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) represents a critical public health priority. Victimized individuals often develop cognitive schemas, or organized knowledge structures consisting of traits, values, and memories about the self, such as self-concept factors, in response to interpersonal victimization. Prior studies demonstrate the role of self-concept factors (e.g., mastery, control, and self-esteem) in explaining the relationship between victimization and substance use and mental health. However, mastery, control, and self-esteem have not been explored as mediators of interpersonal victimization and health among SGMY. This study is among the first to apply cognitive schema models of trauma-related health symptoms using a large sample of SGMY to examine (a) whether interpersonal victimization is associated with substance use (i.e., alcohol use, cannabis use, and cigarette use) and mental health problems (i.e., depressive symptoms, self-perceived stress, self-rated health issues) and (b) whether diminished sense of mastery and control and lower self-esteem can partially explain elevated rates of substance use and mental health problems in this population. We used the U.S.-based 2017 LGBTQ National Teen Survey ( n = 17,112; Mage = 15.57, SD = 1.27); 6,401 (37.4%) identified as gay or lesbian, 7,396 (43.2%) as cisgender women, and 10,245 (59.9%) as White. Substance use and mental health variables were positively associated with interpersonal victimization variables and negatively associated with self-concept factors. Self-concept factors partially mediated the relationship between interpersonal victimization and mental health. This model explained 74.2% of the variance in mental health and 28.4% of the variance in substance use. Cognitive coping may represent an important modifiable factor that can be targeted by trauma-focused interventions in efforts to improve victimized SGMY’s mental health. Findings call for the development of identity-affirmative, evidence-based, and trauma-focused interventions for SGMY to improve this populations’ overall health.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyanesh Kumar Tiwari

The present research endeavored to explicate the impact of emotional intelligence on the academic achievement of the graduate students. The graduate students age ranging from 18 to 25 years with equal number of males (M = 20.12, SD = 1.92) and females (M = 20.38, SD = 1.34) served as the participants in the study whose emotional intelligence was assessed with the help of Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory (Mangal & Mangal, 2006). The scores of the annual examination were taken as the indicator of their academic achievement. The results of the study demonstrated that the academic achievement of the participants was shaped by their levels of emotional intelligence and gender. The results of the study have discussed in the light of current theories of emotional intelligence and academic achievement. The results of the study have implications for policy makers, educationalists, educational planners, administrators, researchers and parents.


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