Gifted boys’ perceptions of their academic underachievement

2021 ◽  
pp. 026142942110502
Author(s):  
Ophelie Desmet ◽  
Nielsen Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relations ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Similar Pattern ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Family Transitions ◽  
Academic Underachievement ◽  
Academic Challenge ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Maladaptive Beliefs

We examined how six gifted boys perceived the onset and development of their academic underachievement and what they identified as contributing aspects. Across the six boys’ experiences, a similar pattern of onset and development of academic underachievement emerged. The boys discussed a lack of academic challenge, investment in hobbies, issues with time management and self-regulation, family transitions, and peer relations as contributing to their academic underachievement. These aspects influenced the boys’ value beliefs (e.g., not caring about grades) or maladaptive beliefs about themselves (e.g., lower self-worth), which contributed to disengagement and underachievement according to students.

scholarly journals Women Bound to Be Active: Differences in Long-Term Physical Activity Between Completers and Noncompleters of a Book Club Intervention

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Huberty ◽  
Diane Ehlers ◽  
Jason Coleman ◽  
Yong Gao ◽  
Steriani Elavsky
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Book Club ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact

Background:Ideal approaches to increasing long-term physical activity (PA) adherence in women remain unclear. This study used a longitudinal mixed-methods approach to 1) determine the effectiveness of an 8-month book club intervention for increasing PA participation and self-worth, and reducing barriers at 1-year follow-up; and 2) identify reasons why completers and noncompleters did or did not maintain PA.Methods:One year after the cessation of Women Bound to be Active (WBA), completers (participated in posttesting; n = 30) and noncompleters (did not participate in posttesting; n = 22) responded to questionnaires and interviews assessing their body mass index (BMI), current PA participation, barriers, and global self-worth.Results:Compared with noncompleters, completers reported decreases in BMI, higher motivation for PA, higher ratio of benefits to barriers, and more consistent PA. Both groups still reported barriers to PA, especially time; however, completers more often reported strategies for overcoming these barriers. Completers more directly discussed the impact of their improved self-worth on their PA participation.Conclusions:In the future, a greater focus on time management and self-regulation strategies should be emphasized in PA interventions, specifically those that focus on women. This may help to prevent program and long-term PA attrition.

Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT) for Reducing Stress and Increasing Self-Esteem: A Self-Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Josette Marie Steel ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Period ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Free Association ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Energy Psychology ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Self Worth

Abstract: While there is a great deal of research into various Energy Psychology (EP) methods, the subjective experience of the client has not yet been investigated. In this self-study, the Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT) Protocol for Stressful Events was used for 10 sessions over a period of 3 weeks to explore whether TAT would be an effective tool for managing stress and increasing feelings of self-worth. The Sorensen Self-Esteem Test was used as a baseline self-esteem pre and post test to measure self-worth and positive and negative emotional states. A list of 10 free association words was collected before and after each treatment session and at the end of the treatment period. Quantitative analysis showed an increase in overall sense of self-worth and an increase in positive states. Negative and positive states varied throughout the treatment period while self-worth increased, suggesting that TAT enabled increased emotional self-regulation when dealing with stressful situations. Scores on the Sorensen Self-Esteem Test improved by 28% on follow-up. A qualitative analysis of the free association words suggests an increase in feelings of balance and calm and a decrease in negative self-image. Keywords: TAT, Tapas Acupressure Technique, energy psychology, protocol for stressful events, self-esteem, Sorensen Self-Esteem Test, stress management, stress reduction

Sharing Insights

2012 ◽  
pp. 340-358
Author(s):  
Carmen Pérez-Fragoso
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Teachers ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Pedagogical Relationship

The case presents an analysis of the postings of a group of online teachers from a Mexican public university as they confront the challenges and rewards of their day-to-day teaching activities. They commented on their problems and accomplishments in a discussion forum during one semester. The problems included academic-administrative issues, difficulties of students in the appropriation of the platforms and the self-regulation of their learning, time management, negotiation and penalization of tasks delayed, and other pedagogical concerns to the lack of institutional support. The findings suggest that the problems that online teachers face share specific characteristics and, according to the teachers, are mostly due to the pedagogical relationship being technologically mediated. Through the analysis, the author hopes to illustrate the complex technological, organizational, and cultural issues that accompany online teaching and learning, and how the institution and the individual teachers dealt with them.

scholarly journals Examining Procrastination among University Students through the Lens of the Self-Regulated Learning Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Pierpaolo Limone ◽  
Maria Sinatra ◽  
Flavio Ceglie ◽  
Lucia Monacis
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Account Due

Generally considered as a prevalent occurrence in academic settings, procrastination was analyzed in association with constructs such as self-efficacy, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, and fear of failure. This study investigated the role played by self-regulated learning strategies in predicting procrastination among university students. To this purpose, the relationships of procrastination with cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies and time management were explored in the entire sample, as well as in male and female groups. Gender differences were taken into account due to the mixed results that emerged in previous studies. This cross-sectional study involved 450 university students (M = 230; F = 220; Mage = 21.08, DS = 3.25) who completed a self-reported questionnaire including a sociodemographic section, the Tuckman Procrastination Scale, the Time Management Scale, and the Metacognitive Self-Regulation and Critical Thinking Scales. Descriptive and inferential analyses were applied to the data. The main findings indicated that temporal and metacognitive components play an important role in students’ academic achievement and that, compared to females, males procrastinate more due to poor time management skills and metacognitive strategies. Practical implications were suggested to help students to overcome their dilatory behavior.

scholarly journals Automated Time Manager: Effectiveness of Self-Regulation on Time Management Through a Smartphone Application

IEEE Access ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 90891-90903
Author(s):  
Bogoan Kim ◽  
Seok-Won Lee ◽  
Hwajung Hong ◽  
Kyungsik Han
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Smartphone Application

ADHD symptoms and peer relations of children in a community sample: Examining associated problems, self-perceptions, and gender differences

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 388-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Diamantopoulou ◽  
Lisbeth Henricsson ◽  
Ann-Margret Rydell
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relations ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Peer Nominations ◽  
Internalising Problems ◽  
The Impact

This study examined children's peer relations in relation to gender, symptoms of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), associated behaviour problems, prosociality, and self-perceptions, in a community sample. Six hundred and thirty-five 12-year-old children (314 girls) provided peer nominations and rated feelings of loneliness and self-perceptions regarding global self-worth and behavioural conduct. We obtained teacher ratings of ADHD symptoms, conduct and internalising problems, and prosociality. ADHD symptoms, conduct problems, internalising problems, and low levels of prosociality were all related to higher levels of peer dislike. Despite ADHD symptoms being related to more peer dislike, children with high levels of ADHD symptoms did not report more feelings of loneliness. The self-perceptions of children with high levels of ADHD were not related to peer dislike. Although high levels of ADHD symptoms were not related to peer dislike in girls, peers tolerated higher levels of ADHD symptoms among boys than among girls, providing support for the “gender appropriateness hypothesis” regarding the impact and influence of ADHD symptomatology upon the peer relations of children within a community sample.

Cognitive strategies in sight-singing: The development of an inventory for aural skills pedagogy

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Fournier ◽  
Maria Teresa Moreno Sala ◽  
Francis Dubé ◽  
Susan O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Aural Skills ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Sight Singing ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Skills Education

This research aimed to identify, describe and categorize cognitive strategies related to sight-singing within aural skills education. Using a constant comparative method, we carried out a thematic content analysis using NVivo to categorize strategies in a broad range of sources, including six interviews, five scientific publications, two professional books, and two ear-training manuals. Findings revealed 72 cognitive strategies grouped into four main categories and 14 subcategories: reading mechanisms (pitch decoding, pattern building, validation), sight-singing (preparation, performance), reading skills acquisition (musical vocabulary enrichment, symbolic associations, internalization, rehearsal techniques) and learning support (self-regulation, attention, time management, motivation, stress). Our cognitive strategy inventory provides a new framework for the study of cognitive strategies in aural skills research, and offers new insights for teachers who implement explicit cognitive strategies within their sight-singing pedagogy.

The Pursuit of Self-Esteem: Contingencies of Self-Worth and Self-Regulation

2006 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1749-1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Crocker ◽  
Amara T. Brook ◽  
Yu Niiya ◽  
Mark Villacorta
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Worth

scholarly journals MORAL CLEANSING AND MORAL LICENSES: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Brañas-Garza ◽  
Marisa Bucheli ◽  
María Paz Espinosa ◽  
Teresa García-Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Regular Pattern ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Optimal Sequence ◽  
Moral Licensing ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Moral Behaviour ◽  
Licensing Effects ◽  
Over Time

Research on moral cleansing and moral self-licensing has introduced dynamic considerations in the theory of moral behaviour. Past bad actions trigger negative feelings that make people more likely to engage in future moral behaviour to offset them. Symmetrically, past good deeds favour a positive self-perception that creates licensing effects, leading people to engage in behaviour that is less likely to be moral. In short, a deviation from a ‘normal state of being’ is balanced with a subsequent action that compensates the prior behaviour. We model the decision of an individual trying to reach the optimal level of moral self-worth over time and show that under certain conditions the optimal sequence of actions follows a regular pattern which combines good and bad actions. To explore this phenomenon we conduct an economic experiment where subjects play a sequence of giving decisions (dictator games). We find that donations in the previous period affect present decisions and the sign is negative: participants' behaviour in every round is negatively correlated to what they did in the past. Hence donations over time seem to be the result of a regular pattern of self-regulation: moral licensing (being selfish after altruistic) and cleansing (altruistic after selfish).

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