scholarly journals Polish Secondary School Students Learning German: Motivation, Orientations and Attitudes

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Okuniewski
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
German Language ◽  
Learning Behavior ◽  
School Students ◽  
Parental Encouragement

Polish Secondary School Students Learning German: Motivation, Orientations and Attitudes The study investigates the German language learning motivations of Polish secondary school students. Questionnaire data were collected from 100 students aged 16-18 years. Using the AMOS 18 package, structural equation modeling was run to analyze how language learning goals, attitudes, self-related beliefs, and parental encouragement interact in shaping motivated learning behavior. The results of this study reveal that the important factor which exerts the most influence on motivated learning behavior is an integrative attitude, i.e. openness to and interest in the community using the language, as well as the culture, customs and international status. Another important factor in this model is parental encouragement, as it affects the German language community, learning and instrumental values.

Relationships Between Negative Affect and Academic Achievement Among Secondary School Students: The Mediating Effects of Habituated Exercise

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1012-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairul A. Hashim ◽  
Golok Freddy ◽  
Ali Rosmatunisah
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Exercise Habit

Background:The current study was undertaken to examine the associations between self-determination, exercise habit, anxiety, depression, stress, and academic achievement among adolescents aged 13 and 14 years in eastern Malaysia.Methods:The sample consisted of 750 secondary school students (mean age = 13.4 years, SD = 0.49). Participants completed self-report measures of exercise behavioral regulation, negative affect, and exercise habit strength. Midyear exam results were used as an indicator of academic performance. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.Results:The results of structural equation modeling revealed a close model fit for the hypothesized model, which indicates that higher levels of self-determination were positively associated with habituated exercise behavior. In turn, exercise habit strength fostered academic achievement and buffered the debilitative effect of stress, depression, and anxiety on student academic performance. The analysis of model invariance revealed a nonsignificant difference between male and female subjects.Conclusion:The findings support the notion that habituated exercise fosters academic performance. In addition, we found that habituated exercise buffers the combined effects of stress, anxiety and depression on academic performance. The finding also supports the roles of self-determination in promoting exercise habituation.

scholarly journals Psychometry of the Multidimensional Perceived Autonomy Support Scale in Physical Education With Spanish Secondary School Students

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401990125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Burgueño ◽  
José Macarro-Moreno ◽  
Jesús Medina-Casaubón
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Perceived Autonomy Support

This research aimed to adapt and psychometrically examine the Multidimensional Perceived Autonomy Support Scale in Physical Education in the Spanish context. The participants were 560 (264 men and 296 women; Mage = 14.49, SDage = 1.05) physical education secondary school students. The results underpinned a 15-item three-factor correlated model, which was invariant across gender and age. The reliability analysis reflected an acceptable level of internal consistency and temporal stability for each factor. The structural equation modeling showed that perceived cognitive, procedural, and organizational autonomy support predicted positively and significantly basic psychological need satisfaction. The Multidimensional Perceived Autonomy Support Scale in Physical Education is a valid and reliable instrument to multidimensionally measure the secondary school students’ perception of autonomy support from physical education teachers in the Spanish context.

scholarly journals Examining the Exercise and Self-Esteem Model Revised with Self-Compassion among Hong Kong Secondary School Students Using Structural Equation Modeling

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3661
Author(s):  
Ming-Yu Claudia Wong ◽  
Pak-Kwong Chung ◽  
Ka-Man Leung
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
The Relationship

The association between physical activity in achieving mental health benefits and subjective well-being is consistently identified by empirical research. The causation of a positive self-concept created by physical exercise is empirically supported by Sonstroem and Morgan’s (1988) exercise and self-esteem model (EXSEM). However, various drawbacks of maintaining high self-esteem have been identified; thus, the concept of self-compassion was conjectured to be a form of “true self-esteem.” Hence, the current study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity and self-compassion by examining the exercise and self-esteem model revised with self-compassion (EXSEM-SC). This study recruited secondary school students from Hong Kong using convenience sampling. The structural equation modeling (SEM) approach, including path analysis and multiple indicators, multiple causes (MIMIC) modeling, were used to reveal the results of the study. The results (n = 1097) indicated that the relationship between physical activity and self-compassion could be demonstrated by the EXSEM-SC, with a satisfactory goodness-of-fit index in the SEMs. The SEM also demonstrated the direct paths from physical activity to self-compassion and mental well-being, indicating the significant effect of physical activity on self-compassion.

scholarly journals The Levels of Suicide Intention in Secondary School of Pakistan: Students' Perceptions

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-238
Author(s):  
Dr. Niaz Ali ◽  
Aftab ur Rahman ◽  
Bilal Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Three Dimension ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Potential Threat

This study was aimed at analyzing the levels of suicide intention in the secondary school students of Pakistan. To collect data, the tool was developed with 23 items to represent the three-dimension i.e. personal aspects, social aspects, and environmental aspects of suicide intention. The tool was validated through different measurement indices and reliability was found out within the threshold values. The data were collected from 384 students of the secondary schools in the Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The sampling adequacy was confirmed for the sample size. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, SEM (structural equation modeling), and AMOS (analysis of a moment structures) to find out the levels for each dimension and the holistic variable. The levels of all the dimensions and variables were found out as high, in terms of negativity. In other words, a high potential risk of suicide was found in the students. Suggestions were made, to educate the parents and society about this potential threat.

Using Secondary School Students’ Perceptions to Develop a Structural Model for Attitude to Christianity

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 248-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P. Dorman ◽  
Campbell J. McRobbie
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Religious Behavior ◽  
School Students

Over the past 30 years, independent lines of research in the fields of classroom environment and student attitudes to Christianity have been conducted. This research brought these two fields together by hypothesizing a model for the relationship among age, gender, students’ perceptions of religion classroom environment, students’ religious behavior and attitudes to Christianity. Responses from 815 Australian Catholic secondary school students on four attitude to Christianity scales, four classroom environment scales and the religious behavior of students and their parents were analyzed. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the structure of the classroom environment and attitude to Christianity measures. Goodness of fit indices obtained from structural equation modeling revealed that the hypothesized model was a satisfactory fit to the data. Statistically significant path coefficients for the influence of students’ religious behavior and students’ perceptions of the religion classroom environment on students’ attitude to Christianity were found.

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