Academic resilience in European countries: The role of teachers, families, and student profiles

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. e0253409 - e0253409

Published: July 2, 2021

Academic resilience is a student’s ability to achieve academic results significantly higher than would be expected according their socioeconomic level. In this study, we aimed identify the characteristics of students, families, and teacher activities which had greatest impact on resilience. The sample comprised 117,539 fourth grade students 6,222 teachers from 4,324 schools in member states European Union that participated PIRLS 2016 study. We specified two-level hierarchical linear model two phases: first level used students’ personal family background variables, second variables related teaching activity. phase complete for all countries regions, produced each country with highest possible number statistically significant variables. indicated best predicted were reading self-confidence index, increased probability student by between 62 130 percentage points, feeling belonging school, chances being resilient up 40 support before starting primary school (Students Lithuania who done early literary setting twice as likely those not). teaching-related factors predicting keeping order classroom, safe orderly environment (increasing points), focused comprehension reflection, could increase 61 points.

Language: Английский

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University Students' Online Learning During COVID-19: The Role of Grit in Academic Performance

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Feb. 10, 2022

The governmental restriction due to COVID-19 pandemic led Italian Universities moving teaching from face-to-face, online. This represented an unexpected transition traditional learning what can be considered "e-learning." This, together with the psychological distress that may associated experience of lockdown, might have affected students' performance. It was hypothesised grit a protective factor in such situations. Indeed, compared their less "gritty" peers, individuals higher levels are expected exhibit greater persistence pursuit goals despite setbacks. Within educational contexts, is portrayed as potentially important influence on outcomes achievement level, retention and probability graduation. A longitudinal study conducted using online survey order assess moderated mediation effect achievement. One hundred seventy-six undergraduate students two universities north Italy participated survey. results showed affects grades final exams; perceived self-efficacy management complex problems had grades, while first part process. These novel findings extended our knowledge regarding role academic performance investigating for time carried out entirely

Language: Английский

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Adapt, Explore, or Keep Going? The Role of Adaptability, Curiosity, and Perseverance in a Network of Study-Related Factors and Scholastic Success

Journal of Intelligence, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. 34 - 34

Published: Feb. 13, 2023

Soft skills are the key characteristics for students’ success and wellbeing in 21st century, but they were only rarely studied contemporarily or integrated into comprehensive models of self-regulated learning. This makes it difficult to understand role that specific have above beyond others how work together favor achievement life satisfaction. For this reason, a sample 585 students (10–18 years old), we applied an exploratory network analysis three crucial soft (i.e., adaptability, curiosity, perseverance) their contemporary inter-relationships with host functional study-related factors, including learning strategies, motivation, emotions, cognitive abilities, academic achievement, school Results show play positive within context through association majority factors mediate relationships achievement. Importantly, results differentiated adaptability (which mainly relates emotional variables), perseverance behavioral aspect learning), curiosity bridges connection between other variables) context. Overall, these findings contribute deepening theoretical framework on as part successful profile, inform us about possible effectiveness intervention wellbeing.

Language: Английский

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Keep going, keep growing: A longitudinal analysis of grit, posttraumatic growth, and life satisfaction in school students under COVID-19

Learning and Individual Differences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 105, P. 102320 - 102320

Published: June 24, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted students' daily life, but grit could have sustained wellbeing by helping them work hard and stay goal-oriented over time despite adversity. Gritty students may also interpreted COVID-19-related adversity as an opportunity to grow, thus displaying higher levels of post-traumatic growth. In this study, 445 in grades 6-12 (160 males, Mage = 14.25, SDage 2.11) completed measures life satisfaction at the beginning (Time 1) end 2) school year, together with a measure posttraumatic A longitudinal SEM model shows that perseverance positively relates growth, indirectly favoring Time 2. conclusion, perseverance, rather than consistency, appeared positive adjustment pandemic. Teaching how nurture quality can important beneficial effects for their under adverse conditions.

Language: Английский

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Beyond One Dimension: A Critical Examination of Grit’s Bidimensional Nature

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 15, 2025

Despite the evolution of grit conceptualization over years, psychometric validity scales and construct structure remain unclear. Consequently, this study aims to provide new evidence that broadens current understanding grit’s dimensional nature in Spanish population by examining properties Grit-S Scale. The sample comprised 1027 undergraduates. average age participants was 20.93 years (ranging from 18 45 years). internal analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis, reliability assessed consistency measures composite reliability. Findings indicated a bidimensional (i.e., interest perseverance effort) achieved better fit indexes, while overall showed superior Perseverance effort more strongly related academic performance. results suggest measuring as two-dimensional is preferable because each dimension accounts for different variances outcomes. This may contribute addressing controversy surrounding measurement assist researchers practitioners evaluating interventions include among their

Language: Английский

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Academic Self-Concept Dramatically Declines in Secondary School: Personal and Contextual Determinants

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(5), P. 3010 - 3010

Published: March 4, 2022

Academic self-concept is one of the most important non-cognitive variables in determining students' attitudes towards school and their performance. The objective this study was to use a longitudinal approach analyze how academic changed between primary secondary schools factors that affected progression. sample consisted 7379 students (47.4% girls) evaluated at two time-points: fourth grade eighth grade. Six schooling pathways were analyzed: repeating year before grade, Five two-level hierarchical linear models intrasubject means assessed. results indicate falls dramatically school, varying according background variables. Nevertheless, influential factor pathway. This reinforces evidence that, least Spanish context, educational policies need address alternatives repetition.

Language: Английский

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Exploring and addressing concerns surrounding L2 grit: A longitudinal perspective

Learning and Individual Differences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 119, P. 102660 - 102660

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Building mental toughness: A middle school intervention to increase grit, locus of control, and academic performance

Psychology in the Schools, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 60(8), P. 2975 - 2990

Published: March 23, 2023

Abstract We evaluated a curriculum that focused on bolstering grit and locus of control in seventh grade students at school upstate New York. The intervention included lessons aimed building growth mindset determination, along with writing projects collaborative work. A pre−post design was utilized such surveys measuring were administered the beginning year end for 215 students. Participants also completed standardized tests reading math. Students' scores showed significant change toward higher perceived control. lowest scoring increase over same time period. No changes observed comparison did not receive intervention. Both significantly predicted academic achievement findings support importance achievement.

Language: Английский

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Does mental toughness predict happiness over and above resilience, self-efficacy and grit?

New Ideas in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 74, P. 101093 - 101093

Published: April 25, 2024

There is conceptual overlap between mental toughness and resilience, self-efficacy, grit, although few studies have empirically examined the them.In addition, little research has extent to which there an empirical advantage of using framework predict outcomes interest.The current study therefore explored predictive validity toughness, specifically in terms it predicts happiness over above cognate constructs grit.Three hundred sixty-seven participants completed measures happiness.The correlations variables were explored, a hierarchical regression analysis was conducted examine predicted grit.There significant selfefficacy, grit.When self-efficacy grit entered into each them predictor happiness, but when added they no longer predictors, with commitment, control emotion, life, confidence abilities, interpersonal components being predictors.Therefore, despite overlap, if aim or practice identify individuals at risk poor wellbeing, then this better met construct toughness.The role also suggests value examining impact interventions domain wellbeing.

Language: Английский

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Personalidad emprendedora, responsabilidad, autocontrol y grit: El lado psicológico del autoempleo

Anales de Psicología, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 37(2), P. 361 - 370

Published: April 25, 2021

El enfoque psicológico en torno a la actividad emprendedora contribuye explicar por qué las personas deciden o no emprender. objetivo del presente estudio es analizar diferentes perfiles de personalidad emprendedora, así como identificar variables que puedan el convertirse trabajador cuenta propia. Empleando una muestra 586 participantes (Medad= 39,31; DTedad= 14,66), se analizaron mediante técnicas análisis latentes. Además, analizó si había diferencias otras psicológicas función perfil emprendedora. Finalmente, estudió, un modelo ecuaciones estructurales, responsabilidad, autocontrol, grit y ayudan conviertan trabajadores Los resultados apoyan existencia tres latentes (baja, media alta), siendo alta mayores puntuaciones psicológicas, mayor proporción estructurales planteado explica 2,6% varianza variable ser autónomo, lo pequeña parte The psychological approach to entrepreneurial activity helps explain why people decide or not undertake. objective of this study is analyze different personality profiles, as well identify the that can becoming self-employer. Using sample participants (Mage = 39.31; SDage 14.66), profiles were analyzed using latent profile analysis techniques. In addition, it was whether there differences in other based on profile. Finally, studied, structural equation model, if conscientiousness, self-control, and help become self-employed. results support existence three (low, medium high), being high one shows higher scores variables, proportion self-employers. proposed model explains 2.6% variance self-employed, so small part activity.

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