Grade-Level Declines in Perceived Academic Support From Peers: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 760-773
Author(s):  
Ellen Rydell Altermatt
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
School Adjustment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Peer Norms ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
8Th Grade

Prior research demonstrates that perceived academic support from peers positively predicts school adjustment. In this cross-sectional study, we provide evidence that perceived academic support from peers declines from 3rd to 8th grade and that this decline is partially mediated by grade-level declines in perceptions that academic success disclosures are normative and will elicit positive responses, especially among students who hold social demonstration goals. Discussion focuses on the importance of assessing changing peer norms for positive behaviors, including a willingness to celebrate peers’ academic successes.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Predictors for Depression among Medical Students during Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (E) ◽  
pp. 1454-1460
Author(s):  
Shereen Esmat ◽  
Abeer Attia ◽  
Eman Elhabashi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Restrictive Procedures ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Good Grade

BACKGROUND: Since the declaration of the World Health Organization of the coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) as a pandemic, several countries have locked down and quarantined their residents with restrictive procedures to control spread of the disease. Due to pandemic related stressors, concerns and worries have developed regarding negative psychological impact on the mental well-being of the general population, particularly those known to have higher levels of psychological impairment with high vulnerability to mental health diseases such as medical students. AIM: The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of self-reported depression and to explore its predictors during the period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 first lock down among medical students. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study design. The study was conducted at Kasr Alainy Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, in June 2020. A simple random sample was picked of one subgroup of 4th year medical students (No. = 300) at faculty of medicine during the academic year 2019–2020. Self-administered questionnaires including Beck’s Depression Inventory scoring were distributed using Google form through communication social media such as WhatsApp. RESULTS: Out of the 300 participants, 238 responses were received with response rate 79.3%. Results indicated that 38.2% of the respondents were experiencing depression with different degrees with Beck’s Depression Inventory mean scores was 19.4 ± 11.6. Multiple logistic regression analysis point out that gender (odds ratio [OR] = 2.4 and p = 0.022) and “Good” grade level of academic performance (OR = 7.2 and p = 0.045) are significant predictors for developing depression among the participating medical students. CONCLUSION: A significantly high prevalence of depression is detected among medical students during the first wave of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic. The prevalence of depression is more among females than males and more with medical students achieving “Good” grade level.

scholarly journals Social Skills of Students from Educational Sciences: Validity, Reliability, and Percentiles for Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Emilio Rodriguez-Macaya ◽  
Rubén Vidal-Espinoza ◽  
Rossana Gomez-Campos ◽  
Marco Cossio-Bolaños
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Programs ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Bartlett’S Test ◽  
Educational Sciences ◽  
Social And Academic Success

The development of social skills (SS) at various stages of life provides the basis for social and academic success throughout life. This cross-sectional study validates and verifies the reliability of the SS checklist proposed by Goldstein et al 1983. The checklist was administered, which is composed of 6 dimensions and 50 SS questions. 671 students between 18 and 25 years of age, belonging to eight professional programs in the area of Educational Sciences, participated. The results showed that five factors explained 41.4% of the variance of the instrument. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin KMO measure of 0.906 and Bartlett's test of sphericity were highly significant (X2= 11020.251, gl= 1225). The factor loadings of the 6 dimensions and the 50 questions ranged between 0.42 and 0.72. The reliability achieved by Cronbach's alpha was r=0.92. The proposal of percentiles will allow classifying low, moderate and high levels of SS, providing information that can be used not only by students, but also for professionals working in higher education. Consequently, it highlights the importance of developing SS not only at home, but also at school and university, since they need to be stimulated at every stage of life to achieve the proposed objectives.

scholarly journals How Czech Adolescents Perceive Active Commuting to School: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5562
Author(s):  
Michal Vorlíček ◽  
Petr Baďura ◽  
Josef Mitáš ◽  
Peter Kolarčik ◽  
Lukáš Rubín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Peer Norms ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Active Commuting To School

To achieve a healthy lifestyle, adolescents must be physically active and meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. One of the most natural ways of increasing the amount of PA is active commuting (AC) to school. Recent reviews suggest that peer norms have the potential to shape PA during adolescence in particular. Thus, our primary aim was to investigate whether Czech adolescents misperceive their peers’ AC behaviors and attitudes towards AC. Our dataset comprised cross-sectional data on 1586 adolescents aged 11–15 years. Basic descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and correlation analyses were used to analyze the data. Regarding traveling to school, 68% of the Czech adolescents in this study are daily active commuters (walking, cycling, or riding a scooter or skateboard). Less than half of the respondents believed that most of their classmates were commuting to school actively almost daily. The students who believed that most of their classmates commuted to school actively had significantly higher chances of being regular active commuters themselves. The results showed that most of the Czech adolescents misperceived the AC norms of their peers. Thus, there could be potential in using a social norms approach aimed at increasing the level of AC in Czech adolescents through targeted interventions.

scholarly journals Association between emotional intelligence and academic success among undergraduates: A cross-sectional study in KUST, Pakistan

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. e0219468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qaiser Suleman ◽  
Ishtiaq Hussain ◽  
Makhdoom Ali Syed ◽  
Rashida Parveen ◽  
Ishrat Siddiqa Lodhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Mentorship/portfolio program in early medical years, is it the perfect twinning?

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-350
Author(s):  
Enjy Abouzeid ◽  
Nourhan Wasfy ◽  
Rania Alkhadragy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Medical Study ◽  
Reflective Skills ◽  
Medical Education Curriculum

  Objectives: Compiling the portfolio in the early years of medical study is considered an important educational instrument for fostering change in the medical education curriculum in Egypt. This study assumed that adding the mentorship may boost the effectiveness of this program.  This study was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University in early years of medical study with the following objectives: assessing the effects of mentoring portfolios on students and staff, exploring how mentors and students perceived the mentorship/ portfolio program, and determining any suggestions to improve the program Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study, sample included a total comprehensive sample of year 1 students (n=260 students) and Seventeen mentors. Two questionnaires were used: Students' perception questionnaire and Mentors' perception questionnaire.  Results: Mentorship has helped in the implementation of the portfolio as all mentors agreed that mentorship improved the final product of the portfolio and facilitated the process of the portfolio. The twining has supported the students academically and professionally. Academically as students agreed that their mentors assist in portfolio understanding, 68.3%, provide constructive feedback 67.4%, and follow the fulfilment of all the portfolio inputs 65.6%. It helped them to develop personally and professionally through the development of their reflective skills, 59.6% and the concept map 64%. Conclusion: The study concluded that the mentorship may help improvement of the final product of the portfolio in the early basic years. Moreover, it assists the academic support to the students and helps them to develop their reflective skills.  

Does a Graduate Course in Fluency Disorders Make a Difference?

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn R. Klein ◽  
Barbara J. Amster
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Communicative Disorders

Abstract A study by Yaruss and Quesal (2002), based on responses from 134 of 239 ASHA accredited graduate programs, indicated that approximately 25% of graduate programs in the United States allow students to earn their degree without having coursework in fluency disorders and 66% of programs allow students to graduate without clinical experience treating people who stutter (PWS). It is not surprising that many clinicians report discomfort in treating PWS. This cross-sectional study compares differences in beliefs about the cause of stuttering between freshman undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory course in communicative disorders and graduate students enrolled and in the final weeks of a graduate course in fluency disorders.

Confidence toward vaccination as reported by parents of children admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study

Vacunas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. AlGoraini ◽  
N.N. AlDujayn ◽  
M.A. AlRasheed ◽  
Y.E. Bashawri ◽  
S.S. Alsubaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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