Background/purpose: Academic procrastination is widely recognized as a common challenge to academic performance. Self-compassion, on the other hand, is considered a potential protective factor that may mitigate such maladaptive behaviours. These psychological constructs, though important for academic performance, have received little attention in…

Background/purpose. The Dark Triad traits--narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy--are linked to unethical and aggressive behaviors, which may contribute to cyberbullying. This study sought to explore the relationship between cyberbullying and the dark triad among university students. It also aimed to identify the differences in the degrees…

Background: Exclusionary discipline (ED) has long been an educational equity concern, but its relationship with student health and protective factors is less understood. Methods: Using population-based public school student data (N = 82,216), we examined associations between past-month ED and positive depression and anxiety screening instrument…

The purpose of this study was to examine the predictability of selected academic, demographic, and job-related factors on the job satisfaction of faculty members employed at a Historically Black University. Specifically, this study was concerned with the relationship between academic (tenure status, academic discipline, and professional…

Using data extracted from the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the 2019 National Household Education Surveys Program, this study used a series of linear probability models to examine the association between family-school relationships and exclusionary discipline. The sample included 15,360 U.S. families of K-12 non-homeschooled…

Drawing on the job demands-resources model and conservation of resources theory, this study explored the roles of two types of resources, namely academic buoyancy (a personal resource) and perceived autonomy support (a social resource), and their interactive effect on self-regulated learning (an adaptive outcome), controlling for age, gender, and…

Alexithymia, the difficulty in recognizing and expressing emotions, can create significant challenges for students, contributing to anxiety and stress that predict school-refusal behaviors. This study explored how alexithymia and school refusal behaviors impact high school students' academic performance (grade point average; GPA), considering how…

Climate change is causing rapid environmental deterioration in the Caribbean. Therefore, empowering citizens to become environmentally literate is crucial. This study examined environmental awareness (EA) and practice (EP) among a sample (n=207) of Belizean undergraduate students. An Environmental Knowledge Indicator (High = 18-20; Moderate =…

The aim of the current study is to estimate the graduation grade point average (GPA) at the Arab International University (AIU). The importance of this study is that it is the first of its kind in Syria, particularly under the conditions of the bitter war, which has not yet come to its end. The sample of the study consists of data collected from…

Research on the relationship between learning approaches and variables such as the perceived impact of some university activities is limited. The present study analyses the relationship between Learning approaches (Student Process Questionnaire, SPQ) and high-impact educational practices (HIEPs). The sample consisted of 893 first and final-year…

In 2016, the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights reported that Black girls were overrepresented among students who face discipline that excluded or criminalized them. Although Black girls constituted only 8% of K-12 students nationwide, 14% had received one or more out-of-school suspensions. Out-of-school suspensions…

This study aimed to determine the strength of the relationship between 21st-century skills and the computational thinking skill levels of prospective teachers, as well as the affect of 21st-century skills on computational thinking. This study adopted a correlational design as part of a quantitative methodology. The study sample consists of 300…

This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between prospective teachers' beliefs about the need for multicultural education and their self-efficacy perceptions about multicultural education. Descriptive and correlational survey models were used in the research. The research sample composed of 251 prospective classroom and social…

Objective: To measure the level of burnout among graduate students in health professional programs. A comparative analysis was used to explore differences in burnout scores among the participating programs. Methods: The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was distributed to students at two Universities with a focus on health professional…

Increasing research reveals the impact of technostress on life satisfaction among academics. In line with the determined purpose, it is first determined whether there is a significant difference in terms of technostress and life satisfaction between demographic variables such as age, gender, field of science and years of experience. Secondly, an…