This study explores the role of motivational self-regulation in academic procrastination under personality framework. Therefore, aims were to investigate: (a) dimensions motivation; (b) motivation procrastination; and (c) mediating motivation. The participants 274 university students (M = 21 years). Big Five traits explained from 6% 17% variance individual regulation strategies (MRSs). Both (conscientiousness) MRS (environmental control) significant predictors procrastination....

Flow is a highly enjoyable state people feel when they are completely absorbed in an activity. The present study investigated the psychometric adequacy of WOLF inventory (developed to measure flow work setting), adapted for measuring experience educational setting, i.e. study-related (WOLF-S). A sample 394 university students completed several paper-and-pencil measures and related constructs. WOLF-S demonstrated hypothesised three-factor structure, adequate internal consistency reliability,...

The present study examined the role of sensation seeking (SS) in different types delinquent behavior across sex, controlling for Big Five personality dimensions. sample Croatian adolescents comprised 117 boys and 137 girls. As predicted, SS was central explanatory variable beyond dimensions both boys’ girls’ normative antisocial behavior, minor delinquency, overall delinquency. In only girls, also a risk factor serious violent delinquency along with extraversion emotional instability. sexes,...

The aim of the study is to assess relationship between executive functions and flow experiences in learning.Female college students assessed their learning activities performed phonemic verbal fluency task (PVF) a lexical Stroop task.Flow was associated with performance on PVF task, but not task.In addition, mediated effects Grade Point Average (GPA), while inhibition controlled selective attention measured by test had direct GPA.Results suggested that better embodied are cognitive...

Flow is a highly enjoyable, optimal psychological state people feel when they are so focused at task that it amounts to complete absorption in an activity. was found be related desirable educational outcomes as well higher well-being. The aim of this study assess how often students experience flow the faculty (during lectures, seminars and exercises, learning, preparing for presentations other activities) everyday life, relationship between experiences their Sample comprised 176 second-year...

AbstractPrevious studies have suggested that only flow in the activity one finds important contributes to well-being. This study was done order further investigate role of different activities and its impact on well-being two types students, i.e. nonworking students (NWS) part-time working (PWS).The sample comprised first second year university (85% female) at University Zagreb, 113 NWS 110 PWS. Several questionnaires were administered assess activities, well-being, burnout. Also, reported...

This study was aimed to explore the relationship between triarchically conceptualized psychopathic traits and different value orientations. Participants were 180 male 216 female Croatian university students. Self-report data collected by using Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) Value Orientation Scale. As predicted, meanness negatively related conventional self-realization orientation, positively hedonistic orientation in both men women, thus suggesting that is central component of...

Flow experience is related to well-being. Still, the question arises as whether flow beneficial because of its intensity and frequency, or contribution well-being depends on domain in which it experienced. It was hypothesized that experienced a perceived important useful (i.e., academic domain) contributes more students’ than domains are less (leisure routine activities) even though often intensely. This hypothesis tested two separate studies. In first study, operationalized trait frequency...

According to the Triarchic Psychopathy Model, boldness reflects a syndrome of social dominance, emotional resilience, venturesomeness, and high efficacy. Based on theoretical assumptions, is an adaptive component psychopathy can, therefore, be useful for identifying "successful" expressions psychopathy. The present study aimed investigate relationships between different prosocial antisocial criteria (e.g. empathy, impulsivity aggression) whether adds incrementally established components...

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je provjeriti postoji li razlika između učitelja glazbenih škola i predmetne nastave u radnim orijentacijama, učestalosti iskustva zanesenosti poučavanju, zadovoljstvu poslom dobrobiti. Uz to ispitana medijacijska uloga odnosu radnih orijentacija zadovoljstva te dobrobiti općenito. U istraživanju sudjelovalo 209 predmetnih iz 10 općeobrazovnih osnovnih (75,1 % ženskog roda) 173 glazbe (71,2 roda). Primijenjeni su Upitnik orijentacija, Skala životom, psihološkog...

Mindfulness and flow are optimal experiences of consciousness that positively related to each other both associated with enhanced well-being. The current study expanded upon previous work by investigating the hypothesis experienced specifically in academic activities mediates relationship between dispositional mindfulness engagement flourishing. A sample 270 university students Croatia (77% female) completed an online survey included Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Swedish Flow Proneness...

Zanesenost je izrazito ugodno psihološko stanje koje ljudi doživljavaju kada su u tolikoj mjeri usmjereni na aktivnost kojom se trenutno bave da potpuno njome zaokupljeni. Glavni uvjet za pojavu stanja zanesenosti ravnoteža između izazova i vještina, pri čemu izazovi vještine moraju pojedinca biti iznadprosječni. najčešće istraživala slobodnim aktivnostima, ali aktivnostima nametnute ili njima ima manje slobode izbora, kao što posao obrazovanje. pozitivne posljedice ne samo učinkovitost...