The use of multiple measures for the operationalization of subjective well-being (SWB) is highly recommended, as each approach brings exposure to different errors. To supplement the approaches proposed in the literature, the paper at hand outlines a complemental text mining technique -- sentiment detection -- which presents an efficient solution…

Episodic future thinking (EFT) has been suggested to underlie anticipatory pleasure (AP), itself known to play a crucial role in social functioning (SF). Both AP and SF are impaired in various clinical populations, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). Therefore, the relationship between EFT, AP and SF…

According to the personalization principle, addressing learners by means of a personalized compared to a nonpersonalized message can foster learning. Interestingly, though, a recent study found that the personalization principle can invert for aversive contents. The present study investigated whether the negative effect of a personalized message…

Background: Feelings of satisfaction fluctuate across time and situations, and focusing on within-person experiences opens up the door to a better understanding of the daily lives of university students. Aims: Our overarching goal was to situate academic satisfaction not only as a relatively enduring characteristic but also as a transient state…

Musical performance anxiety (MPA) occurs throughout musicians' careers. The existing literature on coping with MPA is underdeveloped in its understanding of how college musicians develop their own coping strategies. This article explores the ways in which MPA is self-managed by college musicians, drawing on qualitative data from the local context…

To present the significant findings of the paper of Alova (2019), this study shows that Value of Mathematics, which is one of the factors of the attitudes toward Mathematics as taken from the Attitudes Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI), an instrument developed by Tapia and Marsh (2004), is one salient factor in the students' attitude and…

The purpose of this literature review was to develop the profound living concept through a synthesis of themes extracted from scholarly literature. The problem encountered was a lack of theory and depth in the concept of profound living. The methods used in this study were a thorough literature review in which concepts were extracted from related…

The purpose of this study was to explore conceptions of White privilege with White school psychology graduate interns. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 White school psychology graduate interns. A phenomenological methodology within the constructivist-interpretivist paradigm was used to explore how individuals conceptualized White…

College counselors provide individual and group counseling, consultation and educational outreach services, and supervision for counseling interns as well as serving on committees. As a result, college counselors are at risk of burnout, which could affect self-efficacy. The purpose of this quantitative study was to assess the roles of emotional…

This research study served to examine casual inferences within the relationships between social connectedness, drinking, resilience, and loneliness for both LGBTQ+ and heterosexual-identifying college students. The literature reviewed identified there is likely a relationship between these constructs whereby social connectedness was expected to…

Much race-based educational research is focused on teachers interrupting systems of oppression in their classrooms, through methods such as curriculum and instruction, and preparing students to engage in the world (Alston, 2012; Bertrand & Rodela, 2017; Carpenter & Diem, 2013; Gooden & Dantley, 2012; Furman, 2012). I intentionally…

Despite enrollment increases in institutions of higher education, Black/African Americans still hold one of the lowest rates of doctoral degree attainment compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Doctoral education provides an opportunity for pioneering ideas and breakthroughs in a variety of fields as the core purpose of doctoral education is…

This study was conducted to investigate the decision-making process of students and their ability to connect passion when contemplating selection of a particular college major, and potential career. A phenomenological study approach was employed to obtain a better understanding of how student passion influences the decision-making process for…

Interpersonal competences in relationship building, collaboration and teamwork are essential both in F2F education and in distance or hybrid styles of education. In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as previous trends, some or all of the higher education didactics were transferred to the online environment. In this context, the Online…

Background: Although parents play an instrumental role in youth concussion management, few studies have qualitatively explored youth concussion recovery from the parents' perspective. This study explored parents' experiences with and perceptions of their child's recovery from concussion, particularly with regards to the return-to-school process.…