Self-control and academic performance: Two field studies on university citizenship behavior and counterproductive academic behavior

TY - JOUR

T1 - Self-control and academic performance: Two field studies on university citizenship behavior and counterproductive academic behavior

AU - Zettler, Ingo

PY - 2011/2/1

Y1 - 2011/2/1

N2 - Self-control affects, among other things, individuals' performance and criminal or deviant behavior. Herein, the construct of self-control is linked to rather specific criteria in an academic context, as derived from findings in the area of organizational psychology. Specifically, it is assumed that students' self-control impacts university citizenship behavior positively and counterproductive academic behavior negatively. Two correlative field studies, at which one is predictive, using different questionnaires to assess self-control support both hypotheses.

AB - Self-control affects, among other things, individuals' performance and criminal or deviant behavior. Herein, the construct of self-control is linked to rather specific criteria in an academic context, as derived from findings in the area of organizational psychology. Specifically, it is assumed that students' self-control impacts university citizenship behavior positively and counterproductive academic behavior negatively. Two correlative field studies, at which one is predictive, using different questionnaires to assess self-control support both hypotheses.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650517236&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.11.002

DO - 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.11.002

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:78650517236

SN - 1041-6080

VL - 21

SP - 119

EP - 123

JO - Learning and Individual Differences

JF - Learning and Individual Differences

IS - 1

ER -