Krohne, Sven Noah (2025) Examining the Relationship Between Purpose in Life and Intellectual Risk-Taking: A Mediating Role for Academic Self-Concordance? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
|
Text
Bachelor-Thesis-Sven-Krohne---S4723651final.pdf Download (741kB) | Preview |
A thesis is an aptitude test for students. The approval of the thesis is proof that the student has sufficient research and reporting skills to graduate but does not guarantee the quality of the research and the results of the research as such, and the thesis is therefore not necessarily suitable to be used as an academic source to refer to. If you would like to know more about the research discussed in this thesis and any publications based on it, to which you could refer, please contact the supervisor mentioned.
Abstract
We investigated if academic self-concordance mediates the relationship between purpose in life and intellectual risk-taking. Many students face great difficulty regarding their academic success during their university years, often resulting in general anxiety and fear of being judged, to the consequence of not actively participating in their classes. The final sample consisted of N = 193 first-year psychology students from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. A self-report questionnaire was used to measure the study variables. The quantitative data was analyzed using jamovi and the meditation analysis was conducted with medmod. The mediation pathway was not significant. However, a positive relationship between purpose in life and academic self-concordance was found. Purpose in life is found to be crucial for students’ academic success, therefore educational institutions should focus on fostering this in their students.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Dalley, S.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route/Track: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2025 14:05 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2025 14:05 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5781 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |