Prediktivna važnost mentalnog sklopa u kontekstu državne mature iz matematike - medijacijska uloga psihološke otpornosti

master's thesis

• Title (english): The predictive value of the mindset in the context of the state graduation exam in mathematics - the mediating role of resilience
• Author: Vanja Jelača
• Mentor: Nina Pavlin-Bernardić (mentor)
• Committee member: Gordana Keresteš (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasmina Mehulić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-12-08, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; School Psychology and the Psychology of Education

Abstract

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati odnos između mentalnog sklopa, otpornosti, psihološke dobrobiti, uključenosti u nastavu matematike, motivacijskih strategija te uspjeha na državnoj maturi iz matematike kod studenata prve godine društveno-humanističkih fakulteta koji su maturirali prethodne godine. Ispitane su interkorelacije navedenih varijabli kao i medijacijski uloga otpornosti u povezanost mentalnog sklopa s ostalim varijablama. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 199 studenata prve godine društveno-humanističkih fakulteta koji su ispunjavali on-line upitnik sastavljen od sljedećih skala: Skala mentalnog sklopa, Skala otpornosti, Skala bihevioralne i kognitivne uključenosti u učenje matematike, Skala psihološke dobrobiti i Skale motivacijskih strategija samohendikepiranja i obrambenog pesimizma. Rezultati su pokazali značajnu pozitivnu povezanost mentalnog sklopa s varijablom otpornosti i značajnu negativnu povezanost s motivacijskom strategijom obrambenog pesimizma, dok su ostale povezanosti bile neznačajne. Analiza medijacijskog odnosa pokazala je kako otpornost ima značajnu medijacijsku ulogu u odnosu mentalnog sklopa i obrambenog pesimizma, pri čemu se radi o djelomičnoj medijaciji. Ostali medijacijski modeli nisu testirani zbog izostanka inicijalne povezanosti među varijablama.

Abstract (english)

The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between mindset, resilience, psychological well-being, engagement in mathematics classes, motivational strategies, and achievement in the state graduation exam in mathematics among first-year students of social and humanities faculties who graduated the previous year. The intercorrelations of the studied variables were examined, as well as the mediating role of resilience in the connection of mental structure with other variables. One hundred and ninety nine first-year students of social and humanities faculties took part in the research, filling out an online questionnaire composed of the following scales: The Mindset Scale, The Resilience Scale, The Engagement Scale, The Psychological well-being Scale and The Motivational Strategies (self-handicapping and defensive pessimism) Scale. The results showed a significant positive association of the mindset with the resilience variable and a significant negative association with the motivational strategy of defensive pessimism, while the other associations were insignificant. The analysis of the mediation relationship showed that resilience has a significant mediating role in the relationship between mental set and defensive pessimism, whereby it is a partial mediation. Other mediation models were not tested due to the lack of initial association between the variables.

• Keywords: mentalni sklop; otpornost; motivacijske strategije; uključenost u učenje matematike; psihološka dobrobit
• Keywords (english): mindset; resilience; motivational strategies; school engagement; psychological well-being
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:501854
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-12-12 15:30:58