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Exploring Support Seeking Behaviours Of First-Year Students To Predict Academic Performance, Easha Faisal
Exploring Support Seeking Behaviours Of First-Year Students To Predict Academic Performance, Easha Faisal
Brescia Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses
Academic performance during first year is critical in determining student retention rates, later undergraduate performance, and career related prospects. Previous literature has assessed importance of predictors individually. This study combined predictors to develop a model to predict academic performance of first-year students (n = 90) based on motivated learning strategies and on-campus resource use. An online survey was created to evaluate students’ help-seeking (HS), peer learning (PL), self-efficacy (SE), perceived social support (PSS) and access to social support (SSA) and academic support (ASA) resources. Consistent with previous research, SE was the strongest predictor of academic performance. Additionally, HS, SE, ASA, …
General Well-Being And The Awareness And Perception Of Wellness Services, Jessica Jones
General Well-Being And The Awareness And Perception Of Wellness Services, Jessica Jones
Brescia Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses
This study investigated the effects of reading the websites of telephone operated wellness services, compared to reading the websites in addition to a more intensive exposure involving a conversational explanation of the services. Variables of perceived benefits of help-seeking, life satisfaction, and telephone service awareness were all assessed across three testing sessions within approximately seven days. Additionally, mentioning the services to family or friends was assessed at the end of this period. The sample of 32 participants were all female undergraduate students enrolled in Psychology 1000 at Brescia University College. The results of 2x3 mixed ANOVA tests showed a significant …