Influence of student's ability to delay gratification on their educational transition choice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A considerable amount of research identified socio-economic status and cognitive ability as robust predictors, the influence of student's ability to delay gratification (ADG) on their educational transition choice doesn't received researcher's attention. To address this gap, the present study examined the incremental power of students ADG in predicting the dichotomous choice i.e. the choice of general or vocational education after successful completion of compulsory schooling.

Methods

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, cross sectional survey via an online mode was found feasible for the data collection process in our study. An online link of survey questionnaire was created in the Google forms and administered to (N = 1024) grade 8 students in the Union Territory of Jammu & K

SUBMITTER: Ganie GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9100297 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature