Predictors of goal setting in youths who often absent themselves from school.

Youths who often absent themselves from school suggest that they are disengaged from school, and this is of a great concern to educators and researchers. The study examined the relationship between problem solving skill, internal locus of control, high self esteem and involvement in serious behav...

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Main Author:	Nurul Farihah Affandi.
Other Authors:	Ang Pei-Hui, Rebecca
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Experimental psychology
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50889
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-508892019-12-10T12:17:44Z Predictors of goal setting in youths who often absent themselves from school. Nurul Farihah Affandi. Ang Pei-Hui, Rebecca School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Experimental psychology Youths who often absent themselves from school suggest that they are disengaged from school, and this is of a great concern to educators and researchers. The study examined the relationship between problem solving skill, internal locus of control, high self esteem and involvement in serious behavioral problems, and goal setting. The study was conducted in a sample of 74 students who had frequently absent themselves from school, with a mean age of 15.35 (SD = .99). The study showed that good problem solving skill and having internal locus of control respectively are positively associated with goal setting behavior, while having high self esteem and being involved in serious behavioral problems were not associated with goal setting behavior. Future research is needed to examine the predictors that are related to academic goals. Bachelor of Arts 2012-12-13T08:33:24Z 2012-12-13T08:33:24Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50889 en Nanyang Technological University 44 p. application/pdf
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description	Youths who often absent themselves from school suggest that they are disengaged from school, and this is of a great concern to educators and researchers. The study examined the relationship between problem solving skill, internal locus of control, high self esteem and involvement in serious behavioral problems, and goal setting. The study was conducted in a sample of 74 students who had frequently absent themselves from school, with a mean age of 15.35 (SD = .99). The study showed that good problem solving skill and having internal locus of control respectively are positively associated with goal setting behavior, while having high self esteem and being involved in serious behavioral problems were not associated with goal setting behavior. Future research is needed to examine the predictors that are related to academic goals.
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Predictors of goal setting in youths who often absent themselves from school.

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