Student motivation for choice of study program, psychological well-being, perceived social support and needs at the start of university studies

Voitkane, Sarmite; Miezīte, Olga; Rascevska, Malgozata; Vanags, Mārtiņš

doi:10.1037/e629912012-006

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“…More than one fifth indicated that their choice had been influenced by the recommendations of other people. Similar results, the prevalence of pragmatic motives, are described by Martinas et al 2014, Voitkāne et al (2006) in research.…”

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Motives of Prospective Students’ Resolve to Study at the Higher Education Institution

Bubnys

Bakanovienė

Bivainienė

2017

SIE

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In today’s world, the choice of a profession and professional career planning are becoming very important processes in young persons’ life, during which they make a decision, influencing their future. The first real encounter with the problem of the career choice takes place at school, when a student has to choose study subjects or an educational profile. Later, future students analyse what study programme or higher education institution to choose. There are numerous reasons and factors determining graduates’ choice. The aim of the conducted study is to disclose prospective students’ motives, choosing the study programme and the higher education institution (in this case, Siauliai University in Lithuania). The applied research method is an online survey, using a semi-structured questionnaire. Research results also disclose the quality of providing information about studying possibilities. According to the research results, prospective students clearly knew in which higher education institution they would study and what specific programme they would choose. The main source of information choosing studies was information provided on the website of the institution; friends’ recommendations were also relevant. Choosing a particular higher education institution, the main motives were personal and the ones directly related to the higher education institution: the wish to study close to home, urban infrastructure, the learning environment and teachers. The choice of a concrete study programme was determined by early career dreams, attractiveness and interest of the study programme as well as employment opportunities.

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Motives of Prospective Students’ Resolve to Study at the Higher Education Institution

Bubnys

Bakanovienė

Bivainienė

2017

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“…Analysis of each of the correlations between these errors proves revealing of what each item activates in participants when responding. In comparison to these results, it is important to note how the study by Voitkāne, Miezite, and Vanags (2005;in Voitkāne, et al 2006) proposed and developed the University of Latvia Adaptation of the Student Needs Survey (Galagher, et al, 1992), which consisted of studying first-year student adaptation at the University of Latvia and the 20 most typical concerns they reported at the beginning of their studies. Rotated component matrix analysis yielded five factors, with four items for each factor: Self-regulation; Study competencies; Selfconfidence issues; Interpersonal communication problems and Somatic concerns.…”

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“…This is an innovative study as there are few previous publications on the sensitivity, validity and reliability of this instrument at the international level, although it has already served for study of North American student (Gallagher et al, 1992), South African Students (Nicholas, 1995(Nicholas, , 2002, and Latvia student samples (Voitkāne, Miezīte, Rasčevska, and Vanags, 2006).…”

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Psychological intervention needs: validation of a survey with Portuguese university students

Pinto

Martins

2017

R Est Inv Psico y Educ

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This work presents and discusses the psychometric characteristics of the Portuguese version of The Survey of Student Needs (SSN), a self-report questionnaire that assesses psychological intervention needs. A total of 659 university students participated, 76.5% women, with a mean age of 21.96 years. The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) report a factorial solution of three factors explaining 38.49% of the variance. Considering the internal consistency of this factorial structure, Cronbach's alpha values of .88 were found in factor 1, .81 in factor 2, and .84 in factor 3. The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) suggest that the factorial solution proposed by the EFA presents better fit indices to the empirical data when compared to three alternative models (X2/df = 3.096, CFI = .842, GFI = .851, RMSEA = .056, P[rmsea ≤ .05] < .000). In conclusion, this study indicates that the SSN is a valid and reliable instrument applicable to the research and intervention contexts of this field.Keywords: psychological needs; needs assessment; higher education; psychometrics Resumen Este trabajo presenta y analiza las características psicométricas de la versión en portugués de la Encuesta de Necesidades Estudiantiles (SSN), un cuestionario de autoinforme que evalúa las necesidades de intervención psicológica. Un total de 659 estudiantes universitarios participaron, 76.5% mujeres, con una edad media de 21.96 años. Los resultados de Análisis Factorial Exploratorio (AFE) informan una solución factorial de tres factores que explican el 38.49% de la varianza. Teniendo en cuenta la consistencia interna de esta estructura factorial, encontramos los valores alfa de Cronbach de .88 en el factor 1, .81 en el factor 2 y .84 en el factor 3. Los resultados del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (CFA) sugieren que la solución factorial propuesta Por la EFA presenta mejores índices de ajuste a los datos empíricos en comparación con tres modelos alternativos (X 2 / df = 3.096, CFI = .842, GFI = .851, RMSEA = .056, p [rmsea ≤ .05] < .000). En conclusión, este estudio indica que el SSN es un instrumento válido y confiable aplicable a los contextos de investigación e intervención en este campo.Palabras clave: necesidades psicológicas; evaluación de las necesidades; educación universitaria; psicometría

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Student motivation for choice of study program, psychological well-being, perceived social support and needs at the start of university studies

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Motives of Prospective Students’ Resolve to Study at the Higher Education Institution

Motives of Prospective Students’ Resolve to Study at the Higher Education Institution

Psychological intervention needs: validation of a survey with Portuguese university students

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