Author/Authors :
DURU, Erdinç Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Turkey , BALKIS, Murat Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The Analysis of Relationships between Person-Environment Fit, Sense of Belongingness, Academic Satisfaction and Academic Achievement
Abstract :
The study was designed to examine direct and indirect relationships between person-environment fit, sense of belongingness, and academic achievement by structural equation model. The participants were 300 undergraduate students who study different major fields in Faculty of Education in Pamukkale University. Participants’ age ranged 19 and 32. Academic Fit Scale, Psychological Sense of Community Scale, Academic Intrinsic Interest Scale, Academic Satisfaction Scale, and Personal Information Sheet were used to gather data. According to the results sense of belongingness has mediation role in relation to Person-Environment fit and academic satisfaction. Results also showed that academic satisfaction plays mediation role in relation to person-environment fit-academic achievement and sense of belongingness-academic achievement. Implication of these finding was discussed in terms of educators, education managers and psychological counselors
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Person , Environment fit , sense of belongingness , academic satisfaction , and academic achievement
JournalTitle :
ege journal of education
