scholarly journals The Influence of Smartphone Addiction, Personality Traits, Achievement Motivation on Problem-solving Ability of University Students

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 05-16
Author(s):  
Yaozong Ran
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Short Version ◽  
The Social

This study aimed to analyze the relations between smartphone addiction, personality traits, achievement motivation and problem-solving ability and explore the influence of smartphone addiction, personality traits, achievement motivation on university students' problem-solving ability. 682 students (male = 227, female = 455) from a Chinese public university participated in the research voluntarily. Data were collected by the short-version of the smartphone addiction scale, the ten-item personality inventory, the achievement motives scale, and the social problem-solving inventory. The correlations and multiple hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results were as follows: Firstly, it was found that there was a significant negative correlation between smartphone addiction and achievement motivation and problem-solving ability, a significant positive correlation between achievement motivation and problem-solving ability, and a significant correlation between the factors of personality traits and smartphone addiction and problem-solving ability respectively. Secondly, it was found that emotional stability of personality traits, smartphone addiction and the "fear of failure" sub-dimensions of achievement motivation significantly explained problem-solving ability. Based on these research results, some suggestions were given for the improvement of the educational field.

scholarly journals Social problem solving as a mediator and a moderator of the link between stress and psychological well-beingStres ve psikolojik iyi olma arasındaki ilişkide sosyal problem çözmenin aracı ve düzenleyici rolü

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulya Cenkseven Önder ◽  
Engin Eşigül
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

The main purpose of this was to investigate the role of social problem solving as a mediator or a moderator of percieved stress and psychological well-being in university students. The participants of this study consisted of 350  females and 164 males, a total of 514 university students. Their ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. Data were collected by using the Percieved Stres Inventory (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983), Social Problem Solving Inventory Revised Short Form (D’Zurilla, Nezu, & Maydeu-Olivares, 2002) and Scales of Psychological Well-Being (Ryff, 1989). The results indicated that the percieved stress was negatively correlated with the social problem and the psychological well-being. The social problem solving was positively correlated with the psychological well-being. Hierarchial regression analysis showed that social problem solving partially mediated the relationship between perceived stress and psychological well-being. However, social problem solving did not moderate the relationship between perceived stress and psychological well-being. These findings were discussed in the light of related literature and implications were suggested for future research. ÖzetBu çalışmanın temel amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin algıladıkları stres düzeyleri ile psikolojik iyi olma düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkide sosyal problem çözme becerilerinin aracı ve düzenleyici rolünün incelenmesidir. Araştırma 350’si kadın 164’ü erkek toplam 514 üniversite öğrencisi üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan öğrenciler 18-25 yaş arasında olup, yaş ortalamaları 20.09’dur (Ss=2.02). Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Algılanan Stres Ölçeği (Cohen, Kamarck ve Mermelstein, 1983), Sosyal Problem Çözme Envanteri Kısa Formu (D’Zurilla, Nezu ve Maydeu-Olivares, 2002) ve Psikolojik İyi Olma Ölçekleri (Ryff, 1989) kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda algılanan stres ile sosyal problem çözme ve psikolojik iyi olma arasında negatif yönde anlamlı, sosyal problem çözme ve psikolojik iyi olma arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Hiyerarşik regresyon analizleri sonucunda sosyal problem çözmenin, algılanan stres ve psikolojik iyi olma arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracı role sahip iken, düzenleyici bir rolü olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular ilgili alanyazın ve sınırlılıklar ışığında tartışılmış, daha sonra yapılacak çalışmalara ve uygulayıcılara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.

Depressive Rumination and Social Problem Solving in Japanese University Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Hasegawa ◽  
Takuya Yoshida ◽  
Yosuke Hattori ◽  
Haruki Nishimura ◽  
Hiroshi Morimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Problem Orientation ◽  
Depressive Rumination ◽  
Problem Solving Style ◽  
Negative Problem Orientation ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between depressive rumination and dimensions of social problem solving were investigated in a Japanese, nonclinical population. University students (N = 227) completed the Beck Depression Inventory—Second Edition, Ruminative Responses Scale, Means-Ends Problem-Solving (MEPS) test, and Social Problem-Solving Inventory—Revised Short Version (SPSI-R:S). Results indicated that after controlling for depression, trait rumination, especially its brooding subcomponent, was positively correlated with negative problem orientation and avoidance style. Unexpectedly, trait rumination was weakly but positively associated with an effective problem-solving style, as assessed by the SPSI-R:S and MEPS. These findings suggest that one pathway through which rumination leads to depression in nonclinical populations could be through increasing negative problem orientation and avoidance problem-solving style. Results also suggested that reflection, compared to brooding, was positively associated with positive problem orientation and more strongly associated with rationale problem-solving style. These findings suggest that reflection leads to active problem solving.

Predicting social problem solving using personality traits

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. D’Zurilla ◽  
Alberto Maydeu-Olivares ◽  
David Gallardo-Pujol
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Problem Solving

Factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions the most for university students in Vietnam: educational support, personality traits or TPB components?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Greeni Maheshwari
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Attitude ◽  
Need For Power

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to investigate the influence of personality traits, individual factors and theory of planned behaviour (TPB) components (personal attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control) on entrepreneurial intentions of university students. The study further aims to determine which factors have a higher influence on the entrepreneurial intentions of the students.Design/methodology/approachThe data was collected using an online survey from 164 students studying in universities in Vietnam. The study used confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression to analyse the data.FindingsResults suggested that educational support has no impact on entrepreneurial intentions but individual factors such as self-efficacy, risk propensity and need for power and all the TPB components influenced entrepreneurial intentions. The TPB components had a higher influence on entrepreneurial intentions of students as compared to individual factors.Originality/valueOnly a few studies have been conducted to determine the strength of factors affecting entrepreneurial intensions of the students. This study demonstrates that TPB components have the highest influence on entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, the study introduces an independent variable, need for power which is rarely used in any such studies and this adds a new component to the already existing research framework and in academic literature.

Gender differences in the social problem-solving performance of adolescents

Sex Roles ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 251-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura O. Murphy ◽  
Steven M. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
The Social

Analysis of the Effect of a Social Problem-Solving Program on the Aggression of Children

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zarife Seçer ◽  
Hülya Gülay Ogelman
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Indirect Aggression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group 13 ◽  
The Social ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Experimental Group

AbstractThe aim of this research was to establish the effect of a social problem-solving training program for 8th grade students. In the experimental group, 14 students were 14 years old and 1 student was 15 years old. In the control group, 13 students were 14 years old and 2 students were 15 years old. The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) was administered to the students. The students in the experimental group were trained in the Social Problem-Solving program at school. The students in the Social Problem-Solving Training Program had statistically significant lower scores on physical aggression, anger, hostility, indirect aggression and total aggression than the students who did not undertake the program.

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