The aim of this study was to identify the specific cognitive, motivational and behavioural predictors of two measures of university students' academic achievement (grade point average and student efficacy status), after controlling for dispositional variables and student adjustment at the beginning of college. A representative sample of 250 undergraduate students was followed over a period of 3 years. Hierarchical regression analysis and logistic regression analysis were conducted to check the contribution of the included variables. The hypothesized significant role of cognitive, behavioural and motivational factors in students' academic achievement has been confirmed, with the automatic thoughts related to the fear of disappointing parents and time and study environment management skills as the most pronounced predictors for both criteria. Outcome expectation is a significant predictor of the students' efficacy status only, while action control beliefs and goal orientations (performance and work avoidance) are significant predictors only of the GPA. In conclusion, the results suggest that, besides personality, other more manageable variables play an even more significant role in university students' academic achievement.
One of the important developmental tasks in adolescence and emerging adulthood is the questioning of identity issues, with body image being a prominent concern. In the age of modern technology, many processes of social comparison take place on social media, which serve as an ideal platform for comparison with others. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of identity dimensions, social media use, and social media social comparison, on different domains of body image satisfaction (i.e., appearance, weight, and attribution). An online survey was conducted with 354 young people in Croatia (Mean age = 18.49, SD = 1.44; Women/girls = 78.9%). The results revealed that each of the body image domains had a different pattern of association with identity dimensions and social media social comparison. The contribution of identity dimensions was more important for evaluation attributed to others about one’s body appearance, whereas social media use and social comparison were more crucial for thoughts and feelings about appearance and weight satisfaction. Higher identity commitment and exploration were related to more positive thoughts about how others evaluate one’s appearance, regardless of social comparison. On the other hand, social media use and social media social comparison were associated with lower satisfaction with appearance and weight.
Cilj ovog rada je bio ispitati vezu između roditeljskoga ponašanja obaju roditelja te emocionalne regulacije i internaliziranih i eksternaliziranih problema mlađih adolescenata. Poseban naglasak u istraživanju bio je na ispitivanju posredujuće uloge emocionalne regulacije u odnosu roditeljskoga ponašanja i prilagodbe mlađih adolescenata. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 261 učenika sedmih i osmih razreda osnovne škole. Provedene su dvije analize traga u kojima su zasebno razmatrani izravni i posredni učinci (posredstvom emocionalne regulacije) majčina i očeva roditeljskoga ponašanja na zastupljenost internaliziranih i eksternaliziranih problema. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju da emocionalna regulacija potpuno objašnjava povezanost između internaliziranih problema i dječje percepcije majčina prihvaćanja, očeva odbacivanja i očeve kontrole, a djelomično i povezanost između internaliziranih problema i očeva prihvaćanja. Dječja percepcija majčine kontrole i očeva prihvaćanja imala je izravne učinke na internalizirane probleme, a eksternalizirani problemi bili su izravno povezani s percepcijom majčine kontrole te očeva i majčina prihvaćanja.Ključne riječi: emocionalna regulacija, internalizirani i eksternalizirani problemi, roditeljsko ponašanje, rana adolescencija Ivana Macuka, Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za psihologiju,
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