This study examined the relationship between reticence (Keaten & Kelly, 2000) and instant messaging (IM), including affect for IM, usage of IM, and self-perceived competence using IM in difficult interpersonal situations. Participants (N 1⁄4 336) from undergraduate courses responded to self-report measures of reticence, affect for IM, general usage of IM, as well as usage in challenging interpe...

Using  willingness  to  communicate  (WTC)  and  socio-educational  models  as  a  framework,  the present study aimed at examining WTC in English and its underlying variables in a sample of 372 Iranian  non-English  major  EFL  learners.  The  data  were  collected  through  self-reported questionnaires.  Path  analysis  framework  using  the  Amos  Program  with  maximum  likelihood estimatio...

BACKGROUND Previous studies report various degrees of agreement between self-perceived competence and objectively measured competence in medical students. There is still a paucity of evidence on how the two correlate in the field of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM). We undertook a cross-sectional study to evaluate the self-perceived competence in EBM of senior medical students in Malaysia, and ass...

The goal of the current multi-wave, longitudinal study was to test a cognitive vulnerability-stress model of depression in children by integrating Cole’s (1990) competency-based model with Beck’s (1983, 1987) event-congruency hypothesis. Focusing first on the main effects of children’s self-perceived competence, we found that low self-perceived social acceptance and scholastic competence were b...

The purpose of this study was to examine adolescents' physical self-perceptions and their associations with physical activity using a longitudinal perspective. Utilizing data from the Physical Activity in Scottish Schoolchildren (PASS) study, changes in exercise self-efficacy, perceived competence, global self-esteem and physical self-worth were assessed among a sample of 641 Scottish adolescen...

A longitudinal study tested the self-determination theory (SDT) process model of health behavior change for glycemic control within a randomized trial of patient activation versus passive education. Glycosylated hemoglobin for patients with Type 2 diabetes (n=159) was assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Autonomous motivation and perceived competence were assessed at baseline and 6 mo...

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationships between motivational climate, perceived competence, self-determined motivation towards physical education (PE) and the fundamental movement skills of Finnish secondary school students. A sample of 370 seventh-grade PE students (girls n = 189; boys n = 181; mean age = 13.08; SD = 0.25) completed measures pertaining to motivational climate...

conclusions nursing students did not experience effective clinical learning. having expert instructors and supportive communication are important factors in creating a clinical learning environment. background clinical training is an integral part of nursing education; however, some studies have shown that it is not always efficient. objectives this study aimed to find out the factors that can ...