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The Role of Non-intellective Competences and Performance in College Satisfaction

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Retention and persistence in college are related to academic adjustment and success. Academic adjustment is the ability of students to deal with educational demands and feel satisfied with the academic environment. Academic adjustment is affected by both cognitive dimensions and non-intellective factors, and it is related to academic satisfaction. The aim of the study presented was to understand whether and how non-intellective factors related to academic performance affect college satisfaction both directly and with the mediation of academic performance. The participants included 661 Italian university students, and the survey was composed of the college competence scale, the college satisfaction scale, the average grade, and an efficiency index. The results revealed that each area of an individual’s non-intellective competence affects at least one specific domain satisfaction area, without the mediation of the performance’s indicators.

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  1. Università Kore, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100, Enna, Italy

    Paola Magnano

  2. Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Roma 151, 07100, Sassari, Italy

    Ernesto Lodi

  3. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 1, 20123, Milan, Italy

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The authors are actually working on a research project in the area of the scholastic and academic satisfaction and adjustment. They are developing two new instruments for high school students, one to evaluate the scholastic satisfaction and the second to assess the non-intellective competences involved in the scholastic success and performance.

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Magnano, P., Lodi, E. & Boerchi, D. The Role of Non-intellective Competences and Performance in College Satisfaction. Interchange 51, 253–276 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10780-019-09385-x

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