ERIC Number: EJ1404038
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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Academic Achievement and Satisfaction among University Students with Specific Learning Disabilities: The Roles of Soft Skills and Study-Related Factors
Casali, Nicole; Meneghetti, Chiara; Tinti, Carla; Re, Anna Maria; Sini, Barbara; Passolunghi, Maria Chiara; Valenti, Antonella; Montesano, Lorena; Pellegrino, Gerardo; Carretti, Barbara
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v57 n1 p16-29 2024
Understanding the individual qualities sustaining students with and without specific learning disabilities (SLDs) is key to supporting their academic achievement and well-being. In this study, we investigated the differences between students with and without SLDs in terms of intraindividual factors (soft skills and study-related factors), academic and nonacademic outcomes (achievement, academic and life satisfaction), and the relationships between such intraindividual factors and the three outcomes. A total of 318 students (79 males; M[subscript age] = 22.7; SD = 3.56; age range = 19-45 years; 147 with SLDs) completed self-reported questionnaires and a measure of fluid intelligence. The results showed that students with SLDs reported higher creativity but lower academic self-efficacy, study resilience, and academic achievement, with small-to-medium effect sizes. In both groups, achievement significantly positively related to academic self-efficacy and negatively to creativity. Life satisfaction was positively related to study resilience; and academic satisfaction was related to critical thinking, curiosity, and academic self-efficacy. Nurturing such intraindividual factors can benefit students with and without SLDs.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Satisfaction, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Soft Skills, Creativity, Self Efficacy, Study Habits, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire; Satisfaction With Life Scale
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