The Relationships of Hope, Optimism, and Academic Motivation With GPA Among University Students in Hong Kong.
Psychol Rep
; : 332941231184144, 2023 Jun 19.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-37335773
ABSTRACT
Research demonstrates the relationship between dispositional hope and GPA, but mixed results regarding the relationship between dispositional optimism and GPA. Hope and optimism also have been shown to predict academic motivation. However, no study has yet investigated all of these factors together, and most research concerns only Western samples. In a cross-sectional sample of 129 Hong Kong university students, we administered measures of internal hope (hope regarding one's own capabilities), external-family hope (hope derived from family), optimism, and intrinsic and extrinsic academic motivation. We found significant zero-order correlations between internal hope and GPA, but not between external-family hope nor optimism and GPA. Mediation analyses showed that internal hope directly related to GPA, and did not appear mediated by academic motivation. Given our findings, future studies testing hope-based interventions in similar samples may be warranted. We discuss implications for culturally adapting hope interventions.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychol Rep
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States