1,720,964 research outputs found
The benefits of passion, perseverance, and adaptability for long-term goals in a collectivist context : qualitative and quantitative studies in the Philippines
No full textCriticisms have been raised regarding the adequacy of the two-factor Model of Grit, with perseverance of effort and consistency of interests as the major dimensions. This research explored the model in a collectivist society (The Philippines), using four inter-related studies to examine how a more culturally-sensitive model relates to academic and well-being outcomes.
Study One, with 10 Filipino undergraduate students, explored how grit operates for them, and the social factors that shape it. A qualitative research approach was used to obtain data and generate a model. Findings suggested that grit may operate differently in a collectivist setting, because three dimensions emerged, namely - perseverance of effort, consistency of interests, and adaptability to situations.
Study Two used the Short Grit Scale and newly written items on a third dimension (adaptability to situations) to develop the Triarchic Model of Grit Scale (TMGS). In Phase 1, results from a survey among 350 Filipino undergraduate students were processed using exploratory factor analyses with principal axis factoring and promax rotation. Results demonstrated that a three-factor model of grit with perseverance, consistency, and adaptability as key dimensions provided the best fitting factor solution. The subscales were also found to be reliable. Phase 2, with 146 Filipino undergraduate students, refined the 11-item version of TMGS through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Findings revealed that grit dimensions were associated with Big Five personality factors and academic self-efficacy. Phase 3, involving 150 Filipino university students, evaluated the validity of the 10-item version of TMGS. Results of CFA indicated that scores from the three-factor model were valid and invariant across gender. Regression analyses showed that grit positively predicted academic, career exploration, and talent development self-efficacy after controlling for demographic variables, conscientiousness, and social desirability. Findings indicated that the 10-item version of TMGS is an acceptable measure of grit among Filipino students.
Study Three, conducted with 504 Filipino secondary school students, assessed the association of grit with academic achievement, motivation, and engagement. Results demonstrated that grit positively predicted academic achievement, engagement, controlled motivation, and autonomous motivation. Multiple mediation analyses showed that autonomous motivation served as a consistent mediator in the link between grit and academic engagement and achievement. Study Three concluded that autonomous motivation served as the psychological mechanism that may link grit to educational outcomes.
Study Four, with 356 high school students, examined the link of grit to well-being outcomes. The results showed that, on one hand, grit positively predicted life satisfaction, positive affect, and interdependent happiness after controlling for demographic variables and neuroticism. On the other hand, grit negatively predicted psychological distress. Study Four concluded that grit may be linked to higher levels of psychological health.
In general, the results of these investigations provided evidence concerning the applicability of the Triarchic Model of Grit in a collectivist setting. Grit is linked to different indicators of academic success and psychological wellness. Findings from the studies help to expand the generalizability of the Western-derived theory of grit to interdependent societies. Practical implications for counselling and school psychological practices are discussed.published_or_final_versionEducationDoctoralDoctor of Philosoph
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
The Emotional Rewards of Valuing Happiness: A Longitudinal Study Among Filipino Adolescents
No full textThe intense desire to achieve happiness is linked to increased well-being in collectivist societies. However, research showed that the emotional payback of valuing happiness only applies to older adults but not to younger undergraduate students. Existing studies on how valuing happiness predicts well-being in different populations use cross-sectional designs, offering limited evidence on the temporal precedence between valuing happiness and wellbeing outcomes. Hence, this study examined the association between valuing happiness and positive affect among Filipino adolescents via a three-wave cross-lagged panel design. Results of cross-lagged panel structural equation modeling demonstrated that valuing happiness was positively associated with subsequent positive affect even after controlling for auto-regressor effects. The results are discussed in terms of the implications of valuing happiness among adolescents.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
Cultural Self-Views Influence Meaning Making: Self-Construals as Differential Predictors of Meaning in Life among Filipino University Students
No full textEl significado en la vida se refiere a la medida en que los individuos dan cuenta del significado de sus vidas (presencia de significado) y están ansiosos por comprender el significado de su existencia (búsqueda de significado). Mientras que la investigación previa ha demostrado que el significado en la vida se asocia con una amplia gama de resultados psicológicos positivos, pocas investigaciones han explorado los correlatos sociales y contextuales de una vida significativa. El presente estudio abordó esta brecha mediante el examen del grado en que la autoconstrucción (autoconstrucción independiente e interdependiente) se relaciona de manera diferencial con el significado en las dimensiones de la vida entre los estudiantes universitarios filipinos. Los resultados del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales mostraron que la autoconstrucción independiente se asocia positivamente con la presencia de significado, mientras que la autoconstrucción interdependiente se relaciona positivamente con la búsqueda de significado. Se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas.Meaning in life refers to the extent to which individuals realize the meaning of their lives (presence of meaning) and are eager to understand the meaning of their existence (search for meaning). Whereas previous research has shown that meaning in life was associated with a wide range of positive psychological outcomes, few investigations explored the social and contextual correlates of a meaningful life. The present study addressed this gap by examining the degree to which self-construal (independent and interdependent self-construals) was differentially related to meaning in life dimensions among Filipino university students. Findings of the structural equation modeling showed that independent self-construal was positively associated with the presence of meaning while interdependent self-construal was positively linked to search for meaning. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed
Triarchic Model of Grit Dimensions as Predictors of Career Outcomes
No full textRecent studies have emphasized the importance of applying positive psychological theories in the context of career development (Hull et al., 2020; Vela et al., 2015, 2019). However, limited research has been carried out on how specific positive personality traits might contribute to optimal career functioning. We addressed this gap by exploring the link of a triarchic model of grit dimensions (i.e., perseverance of effort, consistency of interests, and adaptability to situations) to career maturity, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career goal setting among Hong Kong Chinese secondary school students. Perseverance of effort positively predicted career goal setting and career decision-making self-efficacy. Consistency positively predicted career goal setting and career maturity. Adaptability to situations positively predicted career maturity, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career goal setting. Results point to the importance of designing school-based grit interventions to facilitate optimal career-related functioning.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
How Do Grit and Gratitude Relate to Flourishing? The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation
No full textResearch suggests that grit and gratitude can protect individuals against the hazards of maladaptive outcomes such as suicidal ideation. However, there are scarce investigations on how such positive traits predict wellbeing and the mechanisms underpinning the link of such dispositions to desirable psychological functioning especially in non-Western contexts. Moreover, previous studies relied heavily on the two-factor model of grit in examining the link of grit to psychological outcomes. This research addresses these gaps through assessing the associations of gratitude and triarchic model of grit dimensions (i.e., Emphasis Type="Italic"perseverance of effort, consistency of interests, /Emphasis and Emphasis Type="Italic"adaptability to situations/Emphasis) with flourishing among 236 high school students in the Philippines. In addition, this study explored the mediating effects of emotion regulation strategies-cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression-on the hypothesized link of gratitude and grit on psychological flourishing. Results showed that all dimensions of grit and gratitude were associated with higher levels of flourishing. Gratitude and grit dimensions were also positively correlated with both cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression. Furthermore, bias-corrected bootstrapping analyses at 95% confidence interval based on 5000 bootstrapped resamples demonstrated that cognitive reappraisal mediated the link of gratitude, Emphasis Type="Italic"perseverance of effort, /Emphasis and Emphasis Type="Italic"adaptability to situations/Emphasis on flourishing. Findings suggest that cognitive reappraisal serves as a psychological mechanism underscoring the relationship of gratitude and grit to wellbeing. Implications of the results to extant grit theorizing and practical initiatives on developing positive characters are elucidated.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
- …
