Whose Fault is it? Externalizing Academic Responsibilities is Associated with Lower GPA

Alyssa Brule; Patrick J. Cooper; Rachel E. Pauletti

Whose Fault is it? Externalizing Academic Responsibilities is Associated with Lower GPA

Alyssa Brule, Patrick J. Cooper, Rachel E. Pauletti

Psychology

Lynn University

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Abstract

A core tenet of Bandura’s (1986) Social Cognitive Theory is that cognitive factors motivate human behavior. For instance, believing that earning high grades will result in a desirable job will motivate one to earn higher grades. Here, we suggest that externalizing the responsibility of one’s college education are more likely to struggle academically.

As part of a larger study, college students (N = 396) from three universities reported their externalized academic responsibility (Chowning & Campbell, 2009), self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1985), narcissism (Gentile et al. 2013), and GPA. It was hypothesized that externalized academic responsibility would be negatively associated with GPA. In an exploratory follow-up analysis, we examined whether narcissism or self-esteem moderated this association.

There was a negative correlation between externalized academic responsibility and GPA (r = -.37, p

Original language	American English
State	Published - Feb 18 2023
Event	2023 Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) - Gus Machado College of Business at St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, United States Duration: Feb 17 2023 → Feb 18 2023

Conference

Conference	2023 Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC)
Abbreviated title	FURC2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Miami Gardens
Period	2/17/23 → 2/18/23

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