Sex differences, personality and study difficulty in university students

1978 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Stringer ◽  
Sidney Crown ◽  
C. J. Lucas ◽  
S. Supramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Psychiatric Symptomatology ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Poor Academic Performance

SummaryA study difficulty inventory and three sets of personality scales were administered to 145 students attending a university health centre. Motivational and psychoneurotic components of study difficulty were identified, which were differentially related in male and female students to basic personality characteristics and to psychiatric symptomatology. Syllabus-boundness emerged as more salient in the female students, and self-esteem in the males. Poor academic performance was found to be associated with distinctive personality profiles in the two sexes. Both intra-personality and social–psychological interactional factors appear to underlie the pattern of results.

Male-Female Enrollment across Mathematics Tracks in Predominantly Black High Schools

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Cora Bagley Marrett ◽  
Harold Gates
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Large City ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Slight Variation ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male Female Ratio

The study examined sex differences in enrollment across mathematics tracks for six predominantly black senior high schools in a large city. The aggregate data for the schools showed only slight variation in the male-female ratio across the two tracks: Females were about half of the students in each track. There were differences among the schools, however, in the tracking patterns for female students and in how all the mathematics enrollees—both male and female—were divided between the tracks. In most of the schools, relatively few students of either sex were taking the higher track courses. The findings suggest that participation in higher level mathematics courses might reflect important characteristics of and conditions within schools.

The Fear of Death, Sex and Androgyny: A Brief Note

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Attitudes Toward Death ◽  
The Relationship

The fear of death (and other attitudes toward death) were explored in male and female students, together with masculinity/femininity scores as a covariate. Both sex and masculinity/femininity scores had little relationship with attitudes toward death. Furthermore, masculinity/femininity scores did not account for the sex differences observed, and sex did not account for the relationship between masculinity/femininity scores and attitudes toward death.

Brief-Report: Sex Differences in the Mathematics Achievement of Eighth Graders in Ontario

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-237
Author(s):  
Gila Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Eighth Graders ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Total Test

In the past two decades researchers have shown considerable interest in the relationship between the sex and the mathematics achievement of children in the upper grades of elementary school. Some researchers have examined sex differences by comparing total test scores (Backman, 1972; Benbow & Stanley, 1980, 1983; Maccoby & Jacklin, 1974), whereas others have focused on the proportion of students who answered a particular item correctly (Armstrong, 1980; Fennema, 1978; Raphael, Wahlstrom, & Mclean, 1984). In a recent study by Marshall (1983) the analysis is based on a comparison of the kinds of errors made by male and female students.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANXIETY, SELF-ESTEEM, OPTIMISM, AND PESSIMISM IN KUWAITI STUDENTS

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freih Owayed El-Anzi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Education College ◽  
The Relationship

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 consisted of 400 male and female students in the Basic Education College in Kuwait. The salient findings of the investigation were the significant positive correlation between academic achievement and both optimism and self-esteem – whereas the correlations were negative between academic achievement and both anxiety and pessimism.

scholarly journals Motivations of Cosplayers to Participate in the Anime Fandom

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Reysen ◽  
Courtney N. Plante ◽  
Sharon E. Roberts ◽  
Kathleen C. Gerbasi
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
True Difference ◽  
Motivation To Participate

We examined differences between cosplaying and non-cosplaying anime fans with regard to their motivation to participate in the anime fandom. Participants, all anime fans, completed scales assessing a myriad of possible motivations for anime fandom participation. Cosplayers rated all of the assessed motivations higher than non-cosplayers. The highest-rated motivations for cosplayers included entertainment, escape from everyday life, belongingness, eustress, and aesthetic beauty. Modest sex differences were also found, as women were more likely than men to cosplay and, even among cosplayers, women reported higher belongingness, family, self-esteem, and escape motivations. With the exception of sexual attraction, however, where men were considerably more motivated by sexual attraction than women, the effect sizes for sex differences were fairly small, suggesting little true difference between male and female cosplayers. The results are discussed in relation to past research examining anime cosplayers.

scholarly journals Perfectionism among talented students and its relationship to their Self-Esteem

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 2752-2768
Author(s):  
Alshurman Wael Mohammad ◽  
Al-Saree Ihsan Igdifan ◽  
Al Khateeb Akif Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Arithmetic Mean ◽  
Female Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Standard Deviations ◽  
Talented Students

This study aimed to investigate perfectionism among talented students and its relationship to their self-esteem. Eighty-nine male and female talented students in King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence in Jordan were administered. Big Three Perfectionism Scale and Self-Esteem Scale to Rosenberg were used based on arithmetic mean, standard deviations, T-test for independent samples and Pearson correlation. The results indicate that the levels of three types of perfectionism and self-esteem are medium among students of King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence; also, there are no statistically significant differences between male and female students on Rigid Perfectionism and Narcissistic Perfectionism, while there are statistically significant differences between male and female students in Self-Critical Perfectionism and there are no statistically significant differences for Pearson Correlation to Rigid Perfectionism and Narcissistic Perfectionism on self-esteem; however, there are negative statistically significant differences for Pearson Correlation to Self-critical Perfectionism on self-esteem. Keywords: Perfectionism, self-esteem, talented students.    

scholarly journals Effect of Yoga and Gender on Self-esteem and Aggression

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Rajesh Baburao Shirsath
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Design ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level

The present study to investigate the status of self-esteem and aggression among yoga performer and not performing students. The sample consists of 160 students of male and female students. With age ranging from 15 years to 25 years located at Jalna city. Two-way ANOVA was used for dependent variables of the total sample under study. A 2×2 factorial design will be used to analyzing the data. The Self-esteem Inventory developed by Dr. A.K. Srivastava and Aggression Questionnaires developed and standardized by Dr. G.C. The yoga performer students was found high level of self-esteem than yoga not performing students and the level of aggression was also high found in yoga not performing students than the yoga performer students. Yoga and gender also significant effect on aggression.

scholarly journals Statistical Resoning Student In Statistical Problem Based On Sex Differences

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Luthfaturrohmah Luthfaturrohmah ◽  
Rooselyna Ekawati ◽  
Endah Budi Rahaju
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Statistical Problem ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Statistical Reasoning ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Reasoning Process ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Statistical Problems

The purpose of this study is to describe the level of statistical reasoning of male students in statistical problems, and describe the level of statistical reasoning of female students in statistical problems. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative which describes the level of statistical reasoning of male and female students in statistical problems solving. The results of his research are there are differences in the level of statistical reasoning of male and female students in solving statistical problems. There are differences in the level of statistical reasoning between male and female students in the statistical reasoning process. Differences in the level of statistical reasoning between male and female students in the process of analyzing and interpreting data. Male students at level 4 and female students at level 5, whereas in the process of describing data, organizing data and replicating data on male and female students are at the same level. In describing data on male and female students at level 4, in the organizing process data on male and female students at level 3, in the process of representing data on male and female students at level 5.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement: The Relationship and Gender Differences of Malaysian University Undergraduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
Frankie Subon ◽  
Norseha Unin ◽  
Nor Hafisah Binti Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Test Result

A positive correlation between self-esteem and academic achievement is often noted in the literature on educational psychology. As such, self-esteem and academic achievement are often inter-related. Additionally, gender is believed to have an impact on an individual’s self-esteem and varied disparities are found in self-esteem level between genders. The relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement among undergraduates in Malaysia, is still understudied and the lack of literature necessitates an empirical study. Hence, this study explored the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement among undergraduates of a private university in Malaysia. Also, it investigated if there is any significant difference in self-esteem and academic achievement between genders. A convenience sampling method was employed on 60 male and 60 female undergraduates of TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) program. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire was utilized to obtain the data on the participants’ self-esteem and their Grade Point Average (GPA). Data analysis using Spearman’s rho correlation revealed a significant relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement. Based on the Chi-square test result, a significant difference in academic achievement between male and female students was established. However, the independent t-test result revealed an absence of significant difference in self-esteem between male and female students. The findings demonstrate essential implications for students, counselors, and educators, and suggest relevant recommendations for future research. A larger sample size should be employed, and other important demographic variables should be explored to examine more in-depth into this interesting field of study.

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