Study demands, study resources and the role of personality characteristics in predicting the engagement of first-year university students

dc.contributor.authorCilliers, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorMostert, K.
dc.contributor.authorNel, Jan Alewyn
dc.contributor.emailalewyn.nel@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-11T12:51:29Z
dc.date.available2018-06-11T12:51:29Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionJeanie Cilliers wrote the manuscript as part of her master’s dissertation at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to investigate significant predictors of student engagement, including study demands, study resources and personality characteristics. First-year university students (N = 512) participated in the study. The findings showed significant relationships between pace and amount of work and cognitive demands with student engagement, although only cognitive demands was a significant predictor of student engagement in the regression analysis. Even though all the study resources were significantly related to student engagement, the only significant predictors in the regression analysis were support from lecturers and opportunities for growth and development. When personality dimensions were included in the fourth step of the regression analysis, only opportunities for growth and development and achievement orientation (a facet of conscientiousness) were significant predictors of student engagement. Demands explained 6 per cent of the variance in study engagement, resources 17 per cent and personality characteristics and additional 11 per cent.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentHuman Resource Managementen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation under reference number ERSA13112658399 (Grant No: 90396).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajheen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCilliers, J.R., Mostert, K. & Nel, J.A. 2018, 'Study demands, study resources and the role of personality characteristics in predicting the engagement of first-year university students', South African Journal of Higher Education, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 49-70.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1011-3487 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1753-5913 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.20853/32-1-1575
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/65116
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of Higher Educationen_ZA
dc.rights© 2018 South African Journal of Higher Education. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en_ZA
dc.subjectStudent engagementen_ZA
dc.subjectStudy demandsen_ZA
dc.subjectStudy resourcesen_ZA
dc.subjectPersonality characteristicsen_ZA
dc.subjectJob demands-resources theoryen_ZA
dc.subjectFirst-year university studentsen_ZA
dc.titleStudy demands, study resources and the role of personality characteristics in predicting the engagement of first-year university studentsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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