Causal judgments of positive mood in relation to self-regulation : a case study with Flemish students

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dc.contributor.author Human-Vogel, Salome
dc.contributor.author Van Petegem, Peter
dc.date.accessioned 2008-11-14T05:59:12Z
dc.date.available 2008-11-14T05:59:12Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.description.abstract To examine students’ causal judgements of positive mood in relation to self-regulation, 128 participants from two different schools representing two distinct educational environments Technical/Vocational School (TSO/BSO): N = 63; General Secondary School (ASO): N = 65) were asked to judge 45 statements containing three possible relationships (A to B; B to A; A <> B) for all iterations of 5 constructs associated with positive mood, namely Hope, Optimism, Resilience, Confidence, Persistence, 4 constructs associated with self-regulation, namely Motivation, Social support, Problem-solving Learning goals, and 1 construct representing Academic performance. Based on a Pareto analysis, mental models were constructed for each school. An analysis of the mental models indicates that all students believe positive mood constructs to be causally related to self-regulation constructs with Academic performance identified as the main driver and Learning goals as the primary outcome for both schools. It is concluded that an appreciation of participants’ causal attributions of positive mood states in relation to self-regulation can present a clearer picture of the conditions under which participants’ causal understanding of positive mood and selfregulation constructs can be activated and used as an interpretive and evaluative framework in learning encounters. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Human-Vogel, S & Van Petegem, P 2008, 'Causal judgments of positive mood in relation to self-regulation : a case study with Flemish students', Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 33, no. 4, pp.(4), pp. 451-485. [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622811/description#description] en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0361-476X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/7922
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.rights Elsevier en_US
dc.subject Self-regulation en_US
dc.subject Positive mood en_US
dc.subject Optimism en_US
dc.subject Hope en_US
dc.subject Pareto analysis en_US
dc.subject Interactive Qualitative Analysis en_US
dc.subject Nonlinear dynamics en_US
dc.subject Complex systems en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Positive psychology en
dc.subject.lcsh Optimism en
dc.subject.lcsh Hope en
dc.title Causal judgments of positive mood in relation to self-regulation : a case study with Flemish students en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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