dc.contributor.author | Van Niekerk, Gabrielle | |
dc.contributor.author | Mostert, Karina | |
dc.contributor.author | De Beer Leon T. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-15T10:24:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-15T10:24:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Van Niekerk, G. et al. 2016. Strengths use and deficit improvement: the relationship with engagement and fit with study course amongst first-year students. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 26(1):43-48. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2015.1124610] | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1433-0237 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1815-5626 (Online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2015.1124610 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/23734 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study sought to test a model of students' proactive behaviour to use their strengths and improve their deficits and how this relates with their self-reported perceptions of their fit with a study course and engagement. Participants were 692 first-year students from a higher education institution in South Africa (females = 60.3%; blacks = 71.3%; mean age = 19.71; SD = 1.93). They completed measures of strengths use, deficit improvement, perceptions of fit with a study course and engagement. Structural equation modelling was utilised to examine the relationship between students' strengths use and deficit improvement, perceptions of fit with a study course and student engagement. In addition, the bootstrapping method was used to identify possible mediating effects of fit with a study course. The results indicated that only deficit improvement showed a significant relationship with engagement. Perceptions of fit with a study course mediated the relationship between students' strengths use and deficit improvement. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
dc.subject | Strengths use | |
dc.subject | deficit improvement | |
dc.subject | student engagement | |
dc.subject | fit with study course first-year students | |
dc.title | Strengths use and deficit improvement: the relationship with engagement and fit with study course amongst first-year students | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 12848417 - De Beer, Leon Tielman | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 11320281 - Mostert, Karina | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 21086907 - Van Niekerk, Gabrielle | |