Cognitive ability, personality, and academic performance in adolescence
Journal article
Leeson, Peter, Ciarrochi, Joseph and Heaven, Patrick Charles Lionel. (2008). Cognitive ability, personality, and academic performance in adolescence. Personality and Individual Differences. 45(7), pp. 630 - 635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.006
Authors | Leeson, Peter, Ciarrochi, Joseph and Heaven, Patrick Charles Lionel |
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Abstract | Does positive thinking predict variance in school grades over and above that predicted by cognitive ability? Six hundred and thirty nine high school students participated in a three-year longitudinal study that predicted grades using cognitive ability and three positive thinking variables – self-esteem, hope, and attributional style. Hope, positive attributional style and cognitive ability predicted higher grades, whilst self-esteem was a less consistent predictor of academic performance. Structural equation modelling revealed significant paths from cognitive ability, gender, and a second order positive thinking factor to grades. The results suggest that intelligence, gender, and positive thinking each play a unique role in predicting academic performance in youth. Some suggestions for further research are made. |
Keywords | cognitive ability; personality; academic performance; adolescents; hope; self-esteem; attributional style; psychometric g; intelligence |
Year | 2008 |
Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
Journal citation | 45 (7), pp. 630 - 635 |
Publisher | Pergamon |
ISSN | 0191-8869 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.006 |
Page range | 630 - 635 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/880z6/cognitive-ability-personality-and-academic-performance-in-adolescence
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