The Relationship between the University Students’ Perception of Entrepreneurship and their Intention to Start-up a Business

ResumoNeste artigo analisamos as relações com o saber, com o ensinar e com o aprender em atividades desenvolvidas em um subprojeto de Matemática no Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID). Os dados consistiram no registro das ações realizadas em sala de aula por um supervisor (professor), seis estudantes da licenciatura em Matemática e alunos do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública do estado do Paraná, Brasil. Para a interpretação dos dados foi utilizado um instrumento que possibilita evidenciar as relações com o saber na sala de aula denominado Matriz 3x3. As análises revelaram implicações da ação do supervisor na ação tanto dos estudantes universitários quanto dos alunos da escola e, consequentemente, nas relações que estes estabeleceram com o saber, o ensinar e o aprender.AbstractIn this article we analyze the relationship with knowledge, with teaching and with learning in activities developed in a subproject of Mathematics in the Institutional Program of Initiation to Teaching (PIBID). The data consisted of the registration of actions carried out in the classroom by a supervisor (teacher), six undergraduate students in Mathematics and students of the Elementary School of a public school in the state of Paraná, Brazil. For the interpretation of the data we used an analytical instrument called Matrix 3x3. The analyses revealed the implications of the supervisor's action on the actions of the university students and of the school students and consequently on the relationships they established with knowledge, teaching and learning.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COTININE LEVEL IN URINE AND VITAMIN D IN THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Belitung Nursing Journal ◽

10.33546/bnj.1180 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 214-219

Author(s):

Ayse Berivan Bakan ◽

Naim Uzun ◽

Senay Karadag Arli ◽

Metin Yıldız

Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

University Students ◽

Vitamin D Deficiency ◽

Age Groups ◽

Cotinine Level ◽

Screening Design ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Blood And Urine Samples ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is today acknowledged as a pandemic. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are associated with many chronic diseases, including common cancers, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, and infectious and autoimmune diseases.Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between the cotinine level in urine and Vitamin D.Methods: This study employed a descriptive and relational screening design. It was conducted with 74 smoking university students between January 2019 and March 2020. Data were collected through socio-demographic form and Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence. Besides, the participating students’ blood and urine samples were taken in a suitable environment.Results: The average age of the participating students was 21.50±2.09. Of all the students, 71.6% were males, 62.2% were exposed to the sun between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., and the average number of cigarettes smoked daily was 13.52±8.22. The average Vitamin D level in blood was 32.4±15.3 (ng/mL), and the average cotinine level in urine was 1.60 ± .32 (ng/L). No statistically significant relationships were found between the Vitamin D level and the cotinine level (p<0.05).Conclusion: Smoking causes diseases and death in many people, and it is a changeable risk factor. Nursing practices on the struggle against smoking are effective. No significant relationships were found between the Vitamin D level in blood and cotinine level in urine. Similar studies are recommended to be conducted with larger groups and participants from different age groups.

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University Students’ Perception of Transformational Leadership of the University President in Korea: The Role of Students’ Personality, Affect, and Affective Commitment to the University

International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research ◽

10.26803/ijlter.20.1.9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 160-184

Author(s):

Boram Do ◽

Seung-Yoon Rhee

Keyword(s):

Transformational Leadership ◽

Negative Affect ◽

University Students ◽

Affective Commitment ◽

Affective State ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

University President ◽

University Leadership ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

This study explores how university students’ personality and positive or negative affect influence their perception of transformational leadership of the university president. It further examines how the level of students’ affective commitment to the university moderates the relationship. Survey data were collected from 141 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a large public university in South Korea. The students answered survey questions to measure their big-five personalities, positive and negative affect, affective commitment to the university, and their perception of the university president’s transformational leadership. The results of hierarchical regression analyses show that (a) students’ positive affect is positively related to their perception of the university president’s transformational leadership, after controlling for the effect of the students’ personality and that (b) students’ affective commitment to the university moderates the relationship between negative affect and perception of transformational leadership of the university president. This study sheds light on the dynamic, reciprocal process of the social construction of university leadership with an emphasis on students’ affective state and personality traits as critical factors in understanding distant leadership.

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The role of executive functions in academic performance and behaviour of university students

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education ◽

10.1108/jarhe-10-2018-0221 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 444-455

Author(s):

Carlos Ramos-Galarza ◽

Pamela Acosta-Rodas ◽

Mónica Bolaños-Pasquel ◽

Nancy Lepe-Martínez

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

University Students ◽

Executive Functions ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Findings ◽

Proportional Relationship ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is fourfold: first, to analyse the relationship between executive functions and academic performance; second, to identify the level of prediction executive functions have on academic performance; third, to determine the correlation between executive functions and academic performance; and fourth, to compare executive functions based on the level of academic performance. Design/methodology/approach The sample composed of 175 university students aged between 18 and 36 years (M=21.49, SD=3.22). The EFECO scale, the average student grade and a scale based on the diagnostic criteria for ADHD were used as measurement instruments. Findings Difficulties in executive functions: Difficulties in working memory (r=−0.30, p=<0.01) and difficulties in conscious supervision of behaviour (r=−0.29, p⩽0.01) have an inversely proportional relationship to academic performance (the greater the deficit of executive functions, the lower the academic performance). The regression analysis showed that executive functions explain 31 per cent of the variance of academic performance (χ2(25)=43.81, p <0.001). The study found that there is a relationship between all the executive functions and students’ behaviour in a medium to large magnitude. Research limitations/implications A limitation of this study was the size of the sample as it is not representative of the country. Nevertheless, the correlation among the variables studied here has the necessary magnitude for the proposed correlations to be found. Nonetheless, it is necessary that we perform a study with a larger number of participants in order to achieve adequate extrapolation of the results. Practical implications Data found in this study suggest that low academic performance of university students is related to a lower functionality of their executive functions. Originality/value The originality of the research lies in relating specific concepts of neuropsychology to explain the academic performance of university students. The research findings allow us to project new studies to improve the executive functions for the benefit of the university student.

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Fostering positive adjustment behaviour: Social connectedness, achievement motivation and emotional-social learning among male and female university students

Active Learning in Higher Education ◽

10.1177/1469787417731202 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 145-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fared Jdaitawi Turki ◽

Malek Jdaitawi ◽

Hani Sheta

Keyword(s):

Social Learning ◽

University Students ◽

Achievement Motivation ◽

Social Connectedness ◽

Student Adjustment ◽

Male And Female ◽

University Environment ◽

The University ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Although some attention has been given to student issues at university, the literature on the relationship between social connectedness, achievement motivation and emotional-social learning with student adjustment is relatively limited. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of social connectedness, achievement motivation and emotional-social learning upon the adjustment of students in a university context. In addition, this study looks into the differences in achievement motivation and emotional-social learning levels between the genders. The sample comprised 240 university students, both male and female. According to the findings, the relationship between the study variables does not significantly differ between genders. Emotional-social learning is significant in terms of predicting the adjustment. Furthermore, gender differences were noted in terms of emotional-social learning levels, but not in terms of achievement motivation and social connectedness. The study explores implications of the significance of emotional-social learning in the university environment and makes recommendations in light of these implications.

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Use of the Smartphone and Self-Concept in University Students According to the Gender Variable

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17124184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

pp. 4184 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Javier Cachón-Zagalaz ◽

Déborah Sanabrias-Moreno ◽

María Sánchez-Zafra ◽

María Luisa Zagalaz-Sánchez ◽

Amador Jesús Lara-Sánchez

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Cell Phone ◽

Self Concept ◽

Social Dimensions ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Potential Problems ◽

Emotional Dimensions ◽

Education Degree ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

The university stage comprises a very important and vital period in the modification of students’ lifestyles, and these changes can affect their self-concept. The excessive use of technology today can also influence the formation of their identity. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between self-concept and the use of the smartphone by university students in terms of gender. The sample included 253 students (mean age 21.39 ± 3.27) of the Primary Education Degree of the University of Jaén (106 men and 147 women). A questionnaire was used to unify several instruments: a sociodemographic questionnaire, a Self-Concept Form-5 questionnaire (AF-5), and a questionnaire on cell phone-related experiences (CERM). The results show the existence of significant differences between both genders in the academic, emotional, and social dimensions of self-concept, with women showing a greater academic self-concept and men showing an emotional and physical one. Regarding the use of the smartphone in relation to self-concept, significant differences are found in the academic and emotional dimensions depending on the degree of use. In addition, in relation to the use of the smartphone, it has been detected that half of the students present potential problems. It is concluded that there is a relationship between both constructs, especially the academic and emotional self-concept.

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A Study On Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Malaysia

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal ◽

10.14738/assrj.710.9167 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 109-115

Author(s):

Cyndra Robert Budull ◽

Nur Khairunisa Abu Talip ◽

Noreriani Sabturani ◽

Theresa Ahing ◽

Muhamad Syukrie Abu Talip

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

University Students ◽

Grade Point Average ◽

Grade Point ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

Undergraduate University Students ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship ◽

Pearson Correlations

The study aimed to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (AA) among undergraduate university students in Malaysia. Four hundred and sixty (n=460) undergraduate university students in Malaysia involved in the present study. The Assessing Emotional Scale (AES) questionnaire was used to measure EI, while the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) used to determine AA scores. Pearson correlations were utilized to examine the relationship between EI and AA. The findings showed positive and weak relationship between overall emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (r=.090), perception of emotion (PE) and academic achievement (r=.016) and managing others’ emotion (MOTE) and academic achievement (r=.044). Perception of Emotion (PE) are found significantly and positively correlate with academic achievement (r=.101). A significant positive relationship also reported between Managing Own Emotion (MOE) and academic achievement (r=.123). This study helps in understanding and providing information on the university students’ emotional intelligence and academic achievement during undergraduate life.

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A Study of Relationship Between Social Alienation and Psychiatric Disorders among the University Students

Global Educational Studies Review ◽

10.31703/gesr.2021(vi-i).15 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol VI (I) ◽

pp. 148-155

Author(s):

Shahnaz Perveen ◽

Khalil Ur Rehman Sikander ◽

Nimra Anam

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Positive Association ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Social Alienation ◽

Mental Disturbance ◽

State Of Mind ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

Alienation is a state of mind in which an individual feels lonely and has a low level of attachment with her society, fails to get control over the environment and gradually becomes isolated and helpless. Psychiatric disorders refer to what a person feels, thinks and act that lead her towards the mental disturbance or spoil his areas of functioning. The present study investigated the relationship between social alienation and psychiatric disorders among university students. 600 students were selected as a sample from different departments of a university. A scale for alienation developed by Guerrero and Castillo (1966) and a scale for psychiatric disorders developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) were used to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Pearson Correlation. Results showed that certain level of social alienation and psychiatric disorders exist among students, and there was a positive association between social alienation and psychiatric disorders.

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Quality of life and its Relationship to Studying Motivation among Koya University Students

Journal of Raparin University ◽

10.26750/vol(8).no(3).paper16 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 306-334

Author(s):

Paiz Khalid Sabir ◽

Khalid Ismail Mustafa

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

University Students ◽

Female Students ◽

Acceptable Level ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Two Measures ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship ◽

Descriptive Method

The purpose of this study is to find out the level of the quality of life according to its dimensions, and constructing the measurement of the studying motivation, to display the levels of studying motivation from the part of the university students. The paper tries to find the relationship between quality of life and studying motivation and figure out the presupposition of studying motivation through the quality of life. The relevant descriptive method was adopted in the study. The population of the study is made up of (3466) students. The sample of the study for the first setting was of (465) students, the second setting was of (550) male and female students, they are selected in a random clustered way. For collecting information, the researchers used two measures: the quality of life is taken and the measures of studying motivation is constructed, the results turned out that the quality of life of students is at an acceptable level. For constructing the measures of studying motivation, the analysis of principles of used dimensions, divided the measurement into three dimensions, it turned out that the studying motivation is at an acceptable level. There are statistical positive evidences for the relation between quality of life and studying motivation. It turned out that quality of life presupposes a remarkable self-dimension in studying motivation. Finally, the researcher in the light of the results, offered some recommendations and suggestions.

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Machiavellian Personality Tendencies and Interpersonal Difficulties in University Students

Clinical and Counselling Psychology Review ◽

10.32350/ccpr.12.02 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 20-34

Author(s):

Aqsa Khaliq ◽

Umaiza Bashir ◽

Zahid Mahmood

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Family System ◽

Future Research ◽

Interpersonal Difficulties ◽

University Life ◽

The University ◽

Age Range ◽

The Relationship

Interpersonal relationships are a very important part of the university life of a person. To explore the relationship between interpersonal difficulties and personality traits, a sample of 300 students in the age range of 18-28 years (M=22.04) was taken from different government and private universities. To measure the Machiavellian Personality Tendencies among students an indigenous tool was developed rooted inthe Pakistani culture. Interpersonal Difficulties Scale (Saleem, Ihsan, & Mahmood, 2014) was used. It was revealed that students with high Machiavellian Personality Tendencies have more interpersonal difficulties and Machiavellian Personality Tendencies, gender, family system and birth order are significant predictors of interpersonal difficulties in university students. These results are discussed in the Pakistani cultural context and their implications are stated for future research and therapeutic work.

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