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ERIC Number: EJ365510
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Psychological Correlates of Success in College.
Balkin, Joseph
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v47 n3 p795-98 Fall 1987
Open admission college undergraduates who were successful in college were administered the Adjective Check List, measuring Achievement, Aggression, and Deference. Achievement and Aggression accounted for 21 percent of the variance in grade point average (GPA). High School GPA was also found to account for 10 percent of the variance. (GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Aggression, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, High Schools, Higher Education, Personality Traits, Student Characteristics, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adjective Check List (Gough and Heilbrun)