Doctoral Dissertations
Date of Award
8-2023
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Major
Educational Psychology and Research
Major Professor
Gary J. Skolits
Committee Members
Jennifer A. Morrow, Terry T. Ishitani, Mary C. Hammon
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between self-directed learning (measured using the PRO-SDLS) and character strengths (measured using the VIA-IS-P), as well as gender, age, and stage of doctoral study, in Ph.D. students. This relationship is examined using Hiemstra and Brockett's Person Process Context (PPC) model of self-directed learning and Peterson and Seligman's positive psychology VIA Model for Character Strengths and Virtues. The multiple regression study found that ten of 24 character strengths, as well as age, were associated with one or more of the four components of self-directed learning (initiative, control, self-efficacy, and motivation), as well as the composite measure.
Recommended Citation
Perry, Cynthia Noblin, "Relationships Between Self-Directed Learning and Character Strengths in Doctoral Students. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2023.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/8638