Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Past research suggests that students who are more academically resourceful tend to attain higher grades and feel more socially and academically adjusted at university. These same studies also show that students' general resourcefulness and academic self-efficacy are strong, positive and direct predictors of their academic resourcefulness. My thesis expands upon this line of research… more Full Text: TO BE KIND OR NOT TO BE KIND: THE ROLE OF SELF-COMPASSION IN THE ACADEMIC SELF-CONTROL MODEL A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …