A Study on the Relationship between Academic Volition and Dispositional Optimism in Higher Secondary School Students

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to examine the relationship between academic volition and dispositional orientation variables. Sample for the study includes 85 urban students (35 boys and 50 girls) of class XII of a junior college in Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The data for measuring academic volition is collected using the Academic Volitional Strategy Inventory, prepared by McCann and Garcia (2000). Dispositional optimism of the students is measured by collecting data using the Revised Life Orientation Test Scale (LOT-R) for college students prepared by Scheier, Carver and Bridges (1994). For data analysis, Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation coefficient and Point-biserial correlation coefficients are calculated using SPSS ver.20. The significance of the test is calculated for the level of significance α at 0.01. The findings of the study reveal positive and moderately strong relationship between academic volition and dispositional optimism. No role of gender is found on the variables studied.