Posttraumatic stress, effort regulation, and academic outcomes among college students: A longitudinal study.

Autor:	Boyraz G; Department, of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences., Granda R; Department, of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences., Baker CN; Department, of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences., Tidwell LL; Department, of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences., Waits JB; Department, of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of counseling psychology [J Couns Psychol] 2016 Jul; Vol. 63 (4), pp. 475-86. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 27.
DOI:	10.1037/cou0000102
Abstrakt:	Entering college with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology has been linked to poor academic performance and increased risk for dropping out of college; however, little is known regarding the mechanisms by which PTSD symptoms have deleterious effects on college outcomes. Drawing from a self-regulated learning (SRL) perspective, which suggests that students' learning behaviors and outcomes can be influenced by contextual and developmental factors, we hypothesized that students who enter college with high PTSD symptomatology may experience difficulties in effort regulation, which in turn, may have deleterious effects on their academic performance and college persistence. These hypothesized relationships, as well as the potential gender differences in these relationships were examined using a longitudinal study design and a multigroup structural equation modeling approach. Of the 928 1st-year students who participated in the study, 484 (52.2%) students who reported lifetime exposure to traumatic events constituted the final sample of the study. The prevalence of PTSD among the trauma-exposed participants was 12.4%. After controlling for participation in on-campus activities and American College Testing (ACT) assessment scores, the relationship between PTSD symptomatology in the 1st semester of college and 2nd-year enrollment was mediated by effort regulation and 1st-year cumulative grade-point average (GPA). Specifically, participants who started college with higher levels of PTSD symptomatology also reported lower levels of effort regulation, which in turn, had a significant indirect effect on 2nd-year enrollment through 1st-year GPA. Results also indicated that the paths in the hypothesized model were not significantly different for men and women. (PsycINFO Database Record ((c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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