An investigatory study of the relationship between attachment, coping and motivation in adult college students
Year: 2012
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine how adults cope with the demands of college and \nidentify how they are academically motivated as a function of their attachment relationships. \nData was gathered from 150 students studying Psychology, Law or Business at a Dublin \nbased institution. The data was gathered by means of self reported questionnaires that \nassessed attachment, academic motivation and coping behaviours. A one-way analysis of \nvariance (ANOVA) showed there was no significant difference in attachment scores for all \nthree academic groups (F(2,147)=0.342, p=0.711). The t-test showed a significant difference \nin emotion-focused coping strategy scores between females and males (t(148)=-1.729, \nP=0.086, 2t) with the mean for females being higher at 17.7284, than the mean for males at \n16.6087. Author keywords: Attachment, coping, academic motivation
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: Fitzpatrick, Suzanne
Institution: Dublin Business School
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1533205928