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Personal And Social Characteristics As Predictors Of First-Year Students' Transition To University, Emily L. Pearce Miss
Personal And Social Characteristics As Predictors Of First-Year Students' Transition To University, Emily L. Pearce Miss
Brescia Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses
The current study investigated personal (i.e., the Big Five personality traits, academic resilience, and academic engagement) and social characteristics (sense of school belongingness) as predictors of first-year students' transition to university. The study also sought to create a regression model that demonstrated the relative importance of each factor concerning a student's transition while also investigating which factors best predict one's transition overall. The sample consisted of 81 female and two non-binary-identifying students at a university in London, Ontario. A Pearson correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between a student's sense of school belongingness and a successful transition to university. …
The Influence Of Personality On Organ Donation Attitudes And Behaviours., Shianne Brackenbury
The Influence Of Personality On Organ Donation Attitudes And Behaviours., Shianne Brackenbury
Brescia Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses
This study investigated the influence of personality, specifically conscientiousness, on organ donation attitudes (ODA), organ donor status and future registration intentions in an exclusively female sample. Forty-four female undergraduate students completed five questionnaires which measured the following variables: The Big Five personality dimensions, religiousness, organ donation knowledge, organ donation attitudes, altruism, social desirability, self-reported donor status, and intent to register as an organ donor. The results found no significant effect of personality on donor status or intent. However, ODA and religiousness significantly influence donor status and intent in female university students. Results offer valuable insight for how health professionals and …