Dissel, Lisette (2023) To What Extent Do Need For Cognition and Curiosity Influence Academic Engagement in University Students? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In the typically demanding academic environment, it is important for students to be engaged in their studies. This thesis studies the influence of need for cognition and three curiosity modalities on academic engagement. Studying these concepts is important, because academic engagement has been proven to have numerous positive effects, such as more happiness and improved academic performance. However, as of now there are not a lot of studies on academic engagement regarding university students, and the separate curiosity modalities have not been taken into account previously. With the use of a self-report questionnaire, the need for cognition, curiosity, and academic engagement of a sample of 608 students from the University of Groningen were assessed. The sample mainly consisted out of females (74%) and most students were of Dutch nationality. After performing a multiple linear regression analysis, significant squared semi-partial correlations were found between the curiosity modalities, interest, deprivation, and stress tolerance, and academic engagement. However, for need for cognition and academic engagement, the squared semi-partial correlation was found to be nonsignificant. Additionally, the model as a whole was found to be significant. It was thus shown that the four variables together can predict academic engagement. Furthermore, it was shown that students who were high in interest, deprivation, and/or stress tolerance, were high in academic engagement. Even though there should be more research to create a more complete picture of the studied relationships, this study could already be an important step in knowing exactly what makes students academically engaged.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Garcia Pimenta, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2023 13:27 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2023 13:27 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2510 |
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