Motivational Predictors of Academic Risk Taking Among University Students

The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not traumatic childhood experiences in childhood predict a disposition to risk-taking and aggression among university students. The participants consisted of 851 students: 477 (56.1%) females and 374 (43.9%) males attending various faculties at the Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Adolescent Risk-Taking Scale, Aggression Questionnaire, and Personal Information Form were used for data collection. The analysis results revealed a positive correlation between traumatic experiences (physical, sexual, emotional maltreatment, and emotional neglect) and risk-taking and aggression. Physical and sexual abuse and gender are significant predictors of risk-taking. Physical abuse and gender are some of the predictors of aggression. Another finding from the study is that physical and emotional abuse and emotional neglect vary by gender. This study concludes that exposure to traumatic experiences in childhood prepares the foundation for negative behaviors in adulthood.

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Effects of payoff and task context on academic risk taking.

Journal of Educational Psychology ◽

10.1037/0022-0663.83.4.499 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 83 (4) ◽

pp. 499-507 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Margaret M. Clifford ◽

Fen-chang Chou

Keyword(s):

Risk Taking ◽

Task Context ◽

Academic Risk ◽

And Task

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The Effect of Career Decisions on Entrepreneurial Intention Levels of University Students Studying Sport Sciences

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v6i4a.3112 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4a) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Kadir Yildiz

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

University Students ◽

Career Choice ◽

Labor Markets ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Career Decisions ◽

Entrepreneurial Intention ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Sample Group ◽

Practical Implications

This study investigates the entrepreneurial intention levels and career decisions of a sample of 340 university students studying sport sciences. Entrepreneurship refers to a career-related choice that is driven by a risk-taking and innovation imperative. Entrepreneurs of the future are expected to make their career related choices well before they move into labor markets. In this context, this study attempts to designate young adults’ entrepreneurial intentions which are considered to be highly related with their career decisions. The study also tests the potential effects of career decisions on entrepreneurial intentions. The findings of the study evidence the significant effect of conscious career choice on entrepreneurial propensity. A blind career choice is found to be also correlated with entrepreneurial intentions, albeit less so than the conscious career choice. The environmental factors subscale of career choice proves to be insignificant in terms of entrepreneurial propensity within the scope of this study’s sample group. Findings are discussed with a view to practical implications.

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Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Health Behaviours among University Students: The Predictive and Moderating Role of Gender

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2018/7058105 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Romualdas Malinauskas ◽

Audrone Dumciene ◽

Saule Sipaviciene ◽

Vilija Malinauskiene

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

University Students ◽

Health Behaviour ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Health Behaviours ◽

Self Report ◽

Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Relationship

This study investigated the role of gender as a potential predictor of health behaviour and potential moderator of the relationship between emotional intelligence and health behaviour. This cross-sectional study included 1214 students (597 males and 617 females). Data were collected using the Schutte Self-Report Inventory and the Health Behaviour Checklist. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was executed with the components of health behaviour as the dependent variables to examine the predictive value of the emotional intelligence indicators as the independent variables. Gender predicted all categories of health behaviours. Only one indicator of emotional intelligence, appraisal, predicted the Accident Control and Traffic Risk Taking categories. The emotional intelligence indicator of social skills emerged only as a predictor of Wellness Maintenance and Enhancement in university students. Gender moderates the relationship between all emotional intelligence indicators and health behaviour components except the relationship between Appraisal and Substance Risk Taking and the relationship between Utilization and traffic risk taking.

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