ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND STUDY SATISFACTION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND PERSONALITY/Akademsko postignuce i zadovoljstvo studijem: doprinos uspjeha u srednjoj skoli i osobina licnosti

The aim of this study was to examine the role of high school success and personality traits in the academic achievement and study satisfaction among students of health studies. The Big Five questionnaire (BFQ) and Emotional competence questionnaire (UEK-45) were applied to 250 students, and the numb...

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Published in:Društvena istraživanja 2018-04, Vol.27 (2), p.243
Main Authors: Anticevic, Vesna, Kardum, Goran, Klarin, Mira, Sindik, Josko, Barac, Ivana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Educational aspects
High school students
Personality traits
Psychological aspects
Satisfaction (Psychology)
Surveys
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Summary:The aim of this study was to examine the role of high school success and personality traits in the academic achievement and study satisfaction among students of health studies. The Big Five questionnaire (BFQ) and Emotional competence questionnaire (UEK-45) were applied to 250 students, and the number of students' points when entering the study was obtained. The outcome measures were The study satisfaction scale (NSSS) and the number of passed exams in the 1st year. The results indicated two significant predictors for academic success: high school success ([beta] = 0.18, p < 0.01) and state matura success ([beta] = 0.23, p < 0.01) and also one predictor for study satisfaction: state matura success ([beta] = -0.16, p < 0.01). Keywords: emotional intelligence, Big Five, academic achievement, study satisfaction Cilj provedene studije bio je ispitati doprinos uspjeha u srednjoj školi i osobina licnosti akademskom postignucu i zadovoljstvu studijem kod studenata zdravstvenih studija. Big Five upitnik (BFQ) i Upitnik emocionalne kompetentnosti (UEK-45) primijenjeni su na 250 studenata te je prikupljen broj bodova prilikom upisa na studij. Kao mjere ishoda korištene su Skala zadovoljstva studijem (NSSS) i broj položenih ispita na kraju 1. godine. Rezultati ukazuju na dva statisticki znacajna prediktora akademskog uspjeha: uspjeh u srednjoj školi ([beta] = 0.18, p < 0.01) i uspjeh na državnoj maturi ([beta] = 0.23, p < 0.01). Uspjeh na državnoj maturi jedini je prediktor zadovoljstva studijem ([beta] = -0.16, p < 0.01). Kljucne rijeci: emocionalna inteligencija, Big Five upitnik, akademsko postignuce, zadovoljstvo studijem
ISSN:1330-0288
DOI:10.5559/di.27.2.03