Beliefs in a Just World, Gender and Academic Achievement

Autor/in	Cirak Karadag, Sevinc
Titel	Beliefs in a Just World, Gender and Academic Achievement
Quelle	In: Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, (2020) 90, S.227-242 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cirak Karadag, Sevinc)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-597X
Schlagwörter	Beliefs; Social Justice; Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; World Views; Kyrgyzstan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Belief; Glaube; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; World view; Weltanschauung
Abstract	Purpose: Individuals who have higher levels of beliefs in a just world are purported to motivate themselves better than others, thereby, have higher levels of academic performance. However, previous research performed in this field conducted mainly with Western participants and secondary level school students. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between beliefs in a just world (BJW) and academic achievement. Also, this study examined gender differences in the main variables and the moderating effect of the gender on the relationship between beliefs in a just world and academic achievement with undergraduate students from Kyrgyzstan. Research Methods: A correlational research design was adopted for the current study. A convenience sample of 302 undergraduate students participated in this study. The participants completed a questionnaire, including demographics, grand point average (GPA), and measures of beliefs in a just world. Findings: Analyses revealed that personal BJW, general BJW, and a two-way interaction of gender and general BJW predicted academic achievement. Additionally, the positive relationship between general BJW and academic achievement was moderated by gender. Low levels of general BJW adversely impacted male students but did not affect female students. In this study, gender differences were also found in academic achievement, general and personal BJW. Implications for Research and Practice: Future research needs to replicate gender's moderating role on the general beliefs in a just world and academic achievement since, to our knowledge, it is a novel finding in the just world hypothesis and academic achievement research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01