The mindfulness-based methods are on the rise in the mental health care of students as well as employees. Therefore, the research on self-compassion is necessary to explore abilities and personality traits that are cultivated by the mindfulness approach. Our research deals with the assessment of the level of self-compassion by the students of the…

The novel variable of competitiveness is explored to determine whether it has a role in differentiating high performing students from others. While the Big Five personality traits and motivation have been well-researched in relation to academic performance, the concept of competitiveness has yet to receive such attention. The competitiveness of…

This study was designed to investigate how college students' personality characteristics relate to their choice of instructional delivery (online or face-to-face) and whether this choice mediates the relationship between personality and academic performance. One hundred eighty-eight undergraduate students were given a choice between taking the…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate college students' beliefs of their parents' role in influencing their character development, and of their own character in influencing their college academic achievement. Two research questions guided the study: (1) What are college students' beliefs about how parental role modeling…

As the world rapidly changes and develops, students are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve their goals. In this era where traditional education methods are being scrutinized for their impact on academic success, educators are exploring various teaching techniques to improve academic outcomes. The Six Thinking Hats Technique (STHT) is one…

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the personality traits, learning environment and academic achievement of children in mixed-grade versus traditional classrooms. The conflicting existing research on the efficacy of mixed-grade classrooms suggests there may be characteristic differences between children that impact…

Although engineering programs are growing in popularity, attrition rates are very high. As such, there is a need to explore possible factors as to why some students succeed in engineering and other do not. This study is the first of its kind to explore whether and to what extent vocational personality traits and general personality types correlate…

The purpose of the present study was to analyze and understand the experiences of school counselors regarding the reporting of sexual abuse cases and to offer solutions. This study, which was based on a qualitative design, was also based on a phenomenological approach. The study group was determined with the purposeful sampling method and…

This study tested a moderated mediation model that included critical thinking disposition (independent variable), emotional intelligence (moderator), academic self-efficacy (mediator), and academic achievement (dependent variable) in a sample of 642 high school participants aged 14-16 years (M = 15.59, SD = 0.97, 48.44% males) in China, using data…

Emotional intelligence, self-concept, academic stress and personality have been associated with university students' academic performance. The aim of this paper was to study the relationship between self-concept and academic stress in Education students from different Universities in the region of Andalusia (Spain), analysing the mediational role…

The internet, which is constantly advancing in technology, together with the rapidly changing internet communication technology terminals, has formed a new internet media, which has penetrated into all fields of human material life and spiritual life. This article proposes a design scheme for optimizing the impact of internet environment health on…

Background: Individual differences in personality, behavioural, and academic outcomes of gifted adolescents remain under-explored. Aims: The present study directly compared selected and unselected adolescents on multiple measures of personality, behavioural strengths and difficulties, and achievement. Sample: Nine hundred seventy-three adolescents…

Peer reviews offer a unique assessment of post-secondary students' writing, wherein students grade fellow students' (or peers') essay submissions according to a provided rubric. Previous research found that students' personality dimensions were related to the grades that students both gave and received through peer assessment. The present study…

The academic achievement gap in the USA persists, despite significant effort made to close it. This has led many researchers to investigate individual and social characteristics that reliably predict academic success in the face of adversity. Structural equation modeling was used to investigate six models with the aim of clarifying the…

Objective: This study investigated the role of cognitive flexibility and temperament as predictors of academic performance, in children in care and children from a community sample, longitudinally. Also, it examined the mediating role of child's temperament in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and academic performance, as well as…