Commitment and academic success

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Avraham N. Kluger
Meni Koslowsky
Cite this article:  Kluger, A., & Koslowsky, M. (1988). Commitment and academic success. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 16(2), 121-126.


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The predictors of academic success usually include aptitude and previous achievement measures. In the present study we used a modified version of Rusbult and Farrell’s (1983) commitment questionnaire to predict final grades in a university setting. As part of a larger study on the relationship between attitudes and study behaviors, 39 students completed the 5 parts of the Rusbult and Farrell questionnaire. Responses were then correlated with 3 dependent measures: a final course grade in calculus, grade point average (GPA), and the grade in a humanities course. Results showed that adjusted R2 values of .38 and .40 were obtained with the first 2 criteria. The implications of using affective variables for predicting academic achievement are discussed.


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