scholarly journals The Influence of Motivation, Attitudes and Obstacles for Middle School Students’ Participation in Leisure Activities on Their Leisure Satisfaction in Southwest China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunlan Wu ◽  
Jianan Sun ◽  
Falu Fan ◽  
Xia Wang ◽  
Yuanqiu Peng
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Leisure Satisfaction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Leisure Motivation

Purpose: To explore the relationship among leisure motivation, barriers, attitude and satisfaction of middle school students in Chengdu, Sichuan, to help students establish a positive leisure attitude and provide a reference for youth leisure counseling.Methods: Based on consulting research literature, this paper designs a survey volume of teenagers’ leisure motivation, barriers, attitude, and satisfaction; 2249 valid questionnaires of middle school students in Chengdu were obtained by stratified random sampling. The data were statistically processed by the combination of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).Results: (1) There are significant positive correlation effects between leisure motivation and leisure attitude, leisure attitude and leisure satisfaction, and leisure motivation and leisure satisfaction; (2) There is a low degree of positive correlation effect (r = 0.35 *) between leisure barriers and leisure motivation, which is contrary to common sense and needs to be further studied in the follow-up; (3) Leisure barriers has no significant direct impact on leisure satisfaction, but it can have a significant negative impact on leisure satisfaction with the intermediary variable of leisure attitude; (4) Leisure motivation is the most important variable in the whole leisure model structure. It not only has the greatest direct impact on leisure satisfaction but also has a great positive impact on leisure satisfaction through the intermediary of leisure attitude.Conclusion: Adolescent leisure motivation, barriers, attitude, and satisfaction are complementary and interdependent. Among them, leisure motivation is the core variable and leisure attitude is the dual intermediary variable. Through the initiation of leisure motivation, helping adolescents establish a positive leisure attitude may be the key to ensure their leisure satisfaction.

Middle School Students’ Expectations about Counseling

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0701000
Author(s):  
Cheryl Moore-Thomas ◽  
Robert W. Lent
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
School Students ◽  
Counseling Expectations

Although counseling expectations have been studied in late adolescent and adult samples, little is known about younger adolescents’ openness to counseling and perceptions of the counseling process. In this study, 329 middle school students completed the Expectations About Counseling Questionnaire–Brief Form (Tinsley, 1982). An exploratory factor analysis indicated support for a two-factor structure, consisting of expectations about (a) the student's role and (b) the school counselor's role. Implications are considered for future research and practical efforts to enable young adolescents to benefit more fully from responsive counseling services.

TEACHING BIOSCIENCE IN PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Pytel ◽  
Małgorzata Piaskowska ◽  
Piotr Migo
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Taking Care

In the article, the aims of teaching bioscience in primary and middle school have been introduced. Core curriculum has been mentioned as well, and the tools that may be used by a teacher to convey theory and practical knowledge in the most efficient way  have been discussed. Furthermore, it has been noticed that various ecological ventures have a positive impact on children's ecological awareness. In the second part of the article, results of surveys conducted among primary and middle school students have been introduced. It embraces also questions and answers, in which children describe their knowledge level about the condition of environment and talk about their attitude towards taking care of nature, and what are the stimuli of such demeanours. In addition, the task of surveys was to find out which issues teachers pay particular attention to. The last two questions were to check the knowledge.

scholarly journals The level of bullying school and its relation to the pattern of personality (A-B) in middle school students In Baghdad

2019 ◽  
pp. 55-73
Author(s):  
Amal Khaliq
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Personality Pattern ◽  
High Level

The aim of the study was identifying the level of bullying, its relation to the personality pattern of middle school students. In order to verify the objective of the study, the researcher constructed a measure to measure the level of school bullying, which consists of (43) paragraphs , found that students have a high level of bullying school , the level of bullying school in males higher , there was a significant positive correlation between school bullying , personality pattern (A), as well as a negative correlation between school bullying , personality pattern (B).

scholarly journals Practical Analysis of Mental Health Assistance in Elementary and Middle Schools under COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of City A in Jiangsu, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Lixin Quan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
School Students ◽  
Psychological Assistance ◽  
Elementary And Middle School

The COVID-19 outbreak has severely affected the mental health of elementary and middle school students in China, and has had a negative impact. How to help elementary and middle school students overcome the negative psychological impact caused by pandemic has become a common concern. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, City A of Jiangsu Province actively carried out mental health assistance for elementary and middle school students, by opening a psychological hotline, publishing mental health micro-classes through the platform, and posting mental health tweets through the WeChat public account and the Ailing (Love-listening) mini program. Ways of assistance. This greatly helped the students overcome the negative psychological effects. This article reviews and analyzes the psychological assistance measures taken by City A in Jiangsu Province during the COVID-19 pandemic period, in order to provide a reference for researchers.

scholarly journals Homework Assignment Preference Scale for Science Courses: A Validity and Reliability Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
İsa Deveci ◽  
Nevzat Yiğit
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Homework Assignment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preference Scale ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

<p>Homework assignments are have important role in learning process. In literature emphasizes<br />that homework assignments do not attract students’ attention and that students do homework<br />assignment just for the sake of formality. It is concretely argued that assigned homework<br />assignment should take into consideration students’ preferences, interests, and needs. In this<br />study, the “Homework Assignment Preference Scale” was developed to determine students’<br />homework assignment preferences within the scope of a science course. A pilot study was<br />conducted with 155 middle school students, and the main study was conducted with 924<br />middle school students. Exploratory factor analysis and principal components analysis were<br />conducted to ensure the construct validity of the scale. Hierarchical cluster analysis and<br />confirmatory factor analysis were performed to confirm the emergent factor structures.<br />Results showed that the scale was a valid and reliable tool.</p>

scholarly journals Selfie-Mania Influence on Adolescent Self-Esteem

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Flora Zeqaj Lamçja
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Modern Trend ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
New Generation

Our society new where technology has touched every cell of it is becoming even more virtually from where fashion is Selfie therefore be shooting themselves, a modern trend which has involved the whole society on the plates as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. Art selfie is one that many people have practiced and perfected over the years, but knowing what relationship they have with this new generation of virtual relationship remains a difficult task as important as well. This study aims to explore the selfie as a reflection of low self-esteem because the mania for photographing herself, is a pathology of the syndrome in search of a stable personality. Target group of this study were middle school students "Dhaskal Todri" in Elbasan, where 100 participants aged 16-18 years from where 39 participants were males and 61 females. They were asked to fill the Rosenberg Self-Assessment Inventory (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory, 1965) within ethical standards. After analysis of the data showed a positive correlation between connectivity Selfie – Self-Esteem which holds that studies to date have shown that there is a connection between the selfie mania and self-esteem. Out of the sample obtained in this study show that individuals are looking for a better image of themselves as self images contradict the image of a secure existence, through fixing a few moments as a symbol of an attempt to establish an identity consistent, full realized. The pathology of this syndrome is the search for a stable personality. Of course, we are talking about the first research on this phenomenon should probably be more careful diagnostic categorization and labeling.

Effects of Psychosocial Characteristics of Middle School Students on High School Grades and On-Time Graduation

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joann L. Moore ◽  
Jason D. Way ◽  
Alex Casillas ◽  
Jeremy Burrus ◽  
Jeff Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Progression ◽  
High School Gpa ◽  
High School Grades ◽  
High School Outcomes

Abstract. Research has shown that psychosocial factors (PSFs) have a positive impact on high school outcomes, including grades and persistence. However, few longitudinal studies have examined the nature of these relationships. We report on a longitudinal study of middle school students followed through high school completion. We found that high school GPA mediates the effects of prior academic achievement, demographics, and most PSFs on on-time high school graduation. A measure of self-regulation had a significant direct effect on on-time graduation. The results underscore the importance of PSFs in predicting academic outcomes, even after accounting for prior achievement and demographics. Implications of examining PSFs early in students’ academic progression are discussed.

scholarly journals School-Based Mentoring for Middle Schoolers

1969 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Tammy Jeaneen Graham ◽  
Renee N. Jefferson
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
College Education ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Mentoring ◽  
The Impact

School-based mentoring programs are plentiful in number; however, studies measuring the impact of school-based mentoring for students with disabilities are limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of mentoring on the academic and social emotional skills of middle school students with documented disabilities, as well as the impact of the mentor-mentee relationship on college-student mentors. The mentoring program paired four college education majors with four middle school males with documented disabilities who were identified by their teacher as needing assistance with academic and socio-emotional skills. A mixed-methods study was used to conduct an in-depth investigation of the impact of the mentor partnership. Data collection methods included (1) mentor and mentee surveys, (2) observations of mentor-mentee activities, (3) interviews with a science teacher and special education teacher, and (4) science grades. Results from the study support the positive impact that mentoring can have on both academic and social-emotional development of middle school students with documented disabilities.

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