scholarly journals Is the Online Friendship Scale Fit for High School Students?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avin Fadilla Helmi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Friendship

Online friendship is an inevitable phenomenon especially for young people for which Helmi et al. developed a concept and an online friendship scale with university students as their trial subject. From a  developmental perspective, university students are in the early adulthood stage. With the Internet’s asynchronous nature and the absence of non-verbal cues, the scale was applied to high school students in this present study. The purpose of this study was to test whether or not the online friendship scale has sound psychometric properties when applied to high school students. The subjects of this study were 214 high school students. The results of the structural equation model analysis met the goodness of fit criteria for construct validity, which include TL, GFT, and RMSEA indices. Its Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was also satisfying. A drive to create activities with friends on social media mitigates the lack of non-verbal signs resulting from online communication. This result supports the social enhancement hypothesis. Consequently, Online Friendship Scale can be implemented in adolescence and young adult.

scholarly journals EVALUASI PENERIMAAN JEJARING SOSIAL GOOGLE+ PADA SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS DI WILAYAH JAKARTA SELATAN

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Abdul Mufti ◽  
Fitriana Destiawati ◽  
Tri Yani Akhirina
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Networking Technologies

Based on the research in the first year high school students in Jakarta Google+ social networking technologies application is ready and accept the Google+ social networking technology but not to the use of a continuous basis. Therefore there is need for the development of the research is to use the model Unified Theory Of Acceptance And Use Of Technology (UTAUT). This study was conducted to evaluate the acceptance of the Google+ social network that has been done in the first phase of the study. Based on the results of the first phase of the research is still considered less acceptable social networking Google + as a learning medium high school students. The present study is expected to implement Google+ as a social network that can be used to accomplish more tasks. The method used for processing the data is to use the analysis technique of Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results of this study is the use of Google technology among high school students is strongly influenced by the condition of the supporting facilities for both girls and boys. If the environmental conditions and good supporting facilities, the interest of high school students to use technology Google+ will be even greater

scholarly journals Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills and Peer Harassment. A Study with High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Trigueros ◽  
Elena Sanchez-Sanchez ◽  
Isabel Mercader ◽  
José M. Aguilar-Parra ◽  
Remedios López-Liria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Peer Harassment ◽  
Mood Scale

The objective of this study was to analyse the relationship between emotional intelligence and social skills, and how these two variables influence bullying. In this study, 912 Spanish high school students, 471 boys and 441 girls aged 14–16 years, participated, who were administered the Spanish version of the Trait Meta Mood Scale 24, the “Bateria de socialización BAS-3” and the Peer Harassment Questionnaire. To analyse the results, a structural equation model was made. The results reflected a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and social skills (B = 0.44, p < 0.001), and a negative relationship with respect to bullying (B = −0.56, p < 0.001). In turn, social skills reflected a negative relationship with respect to bullying (B = −0.38, p < 0.001). These results reflect the need to implement educational programs focused on the development of emotional intelligence in the classroom, as a means to try to stop bullying behaviours in the classroom.

scholarly journals EXPLANATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SMOKING BEHAVIOR: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL APPROACH WITH THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-182
Author(s):  
Dilek Sultan Acarli ◽  
Melek Yaman Kasap
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Students

Smoking is a worldwide problem that threatens people’s health. The average age of smokers has decreased with each passing day. Thus, studies focusing on preventing children or teenagers from starting smoking or studies aiming to help people quit smoking are one of the most effective ways of the fight against smoking. In order to prevent smoking behavior of young people it is necessary to thoroughly examine the reasons of such behavior. In this study, smoking behavior of high school students was examined in the framework of Planned Behavior Theory, which is a socio-psychological theory (TPB, Ajzen, 1985). With the structural equation model, which was constructed by taking TPB components into account, factors affecting students’ smoking behavior were determined. Theory of Planned Behavior has explained the smoking behaviors of the participants in 72%. It was seen that the most important TPB component that affects students’ behavior is attitude, which is followed by subjective norm and perceived behavior control, respectively. The results indicate that one should work on attitude first and foremost, and thus on behavioral beliefs in order to make changes in the students’ tendency to smoke, in other words, in their behavior. Key words: health education, smoking, structural equation model, theory of planned behavior.

scholarly journals Measuring Values in Modern School System

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Amla SALLEH
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Modern School

Teaching values in modern schools is a new phenomenon. Malaysian national curriculum at both primary and secondary school levels ensures that students develop desirable attitudes and behaviors based on human, religious, and spiritual values. The inculcation of the values is made possible through various subjects and non-academic subjects and students’ activities. However, knowledge about values education remains limited because there is no measurement device to assess the extent of values teaching in school. To fill this gap, the present study was designed to develop and examine the psychometric properties of an instrument measuring values teaching schools.  Using data from 400 high school students, the study developed and validated a measure called Malaysia School Values Scale (MSVS) tailored to high school students in Malaysia. A robust analysis of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) provides a rigorous analysis of the model power in relation to construct and content validity, confirming the dimension and analyzing the fitness of the data collected in the hypothesized model. This paper provides insight construct and  content analysis using the CFA approach to consider the 15 school values constructs. To achieve the intended research objective, the 15 school values were explored. The results provide evidence that the MSVS achieved sound psychometric properties. The overall reliability value of Cronbach’s Alpha was acceptable. The CFA results showed that the goodness-of-fit indices for the hypothesized model were as follows: x2 (182) = 627.269, p = 0.00, x2/DF = 3.409, GFI = 0.852; AGFI = 0.814, CFI = 0.92; IFI = 0.921, RMSEA = 0.077. Each of the indices was above the threshold value. Results imply that MSVS is a valid measure to describe the school values among high school students. However, more studies are recommended to further validate the scale.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Mediator Role of School Burnout Between Academic Stress and Academic Motivation

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Fatih Veyis ◽  
İsmail Seçer ◽  
Sümeyye Ulaş
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediator Role ◽  
School Burnout

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediator role of school burnout between academic stress and academic motivation in high school students. In the recent years, academic stress and school burnout have been considered among the problems that affect students in many ways. The study group consists of 690 high school students studying at various high school types. Academic stress, school burnout and academic motivation scales were used to collect data. Correlation analysis and structural equation model were used for data analysis. The findings of the study showed that academic stress and school burnout significantly predicted academic motivation and that school burnout had a full mediating role between academic stress and academic motivation. As a result, it is considered that school burnout is an important risk factor for students who have experienced academic stress and it is necessary to include the mediator role of school burnout in the studies aimed at reducing academic stress and improving motivation. The findings obtained from the research were discussed in line with the literature. 

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