ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND STUDY SATISFACTION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND PERSONALITY
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND STUDY SATISFACTION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND PERSONALITY
Author(s): Vesna Antičević, Goran Kardum, Mira Klarin, Joško Sindik, Ivana BaraćSubject(s): Education, School education, Educational Psychology, Evaluation research
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: emotional intelligence; Big Five; academic achievement; study satisfaction;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the role of high school success and personality traits in the academic achievement and study satisfaction among students of health studies. The Big Five questionnaire (BFQ) and Emotional competence questionnaire (UEK-45) were applied to 250 students, and the number of students' points when entering the study was obtained. The outcome measures were The study satisfaction scale (NSSS) and the number of passed exams in the 1st year. The results indicated two significant predictors for academic success: high school success (β = 0.18, p < 0.01) and state matura success (β = 0.23, p < 0.01) and also one predictor for study satisfaction: state matura success (β = -0.16, p < 0.01).
Journal: Društvena istraživanja - Časopis za opća društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: 27/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 243-260
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English