Norberth Okros
Biographic Data
| ID | 7921257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norberth Okros |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norberth |
| FAMILY NAME | Okros |
| SIGNATURE | OKROS N |
| AFFILIATIONS | West University of Timişoara |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7335-9327 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Staying Attached
Based on Social Identity Theory, this study contributes to the understanding of how the attachment felt by students to their university (called here institutional attachment) works as a crucial factor in promoting their life satisfaction and decreasing their dropout intentions. The study aimed to investigate the relations between students' satisfaction with the quality of higher education, their dropout intention and their satisfaction with life …
The Best Times of Our Lives?” Institutional Factors That Shape University Students’ Quality of Life
Acquiring a thorough grasp of the factors influencing students’ academic quality of life is essential for educators, administrators, and legislators to successfully support students and foster an environment centered on their well-being and growth. Utilizing Tinto’s model of student integration and the theory of social support (theories selected because they focus on the importance of academic and social integration in promoting student retention…
Psychometric properties and invariance of the Police Stress Questionnaire in the Romanian context
This research evaluates the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), featuring operational and organizational stress scales for police officers. We conducted three studies to test the reliability and validity of this questionnaire. The first study ( N = 744) aimed at adapting and validating the Romanian version on the specific population. Confirmatory factor analysis of our two-factor model, each w…
Why should you believe in yourself? Students' performance‐approach goals shape their approach to learning through self‐efficacy
Based on the Achievement Goals Theory and Students' Approaches to Learning, we proposed a model in which students' self‐efficacy acts as a mediator between students' performance‐approach goals orientation and their approach to learning in dealing with academic tasks throughout an academic year. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the model on a sample of 565 first‐year university students at three different moments. The results sh…
How to Increase Job Satisfaction and Performance? Start with Thriving
Based on the Job Demands-Resources and Broaden and Build theories, this study examines the role of thriving at work and psychological capital on burnout and, ultimately, job satisfaction and performance one year later. We used structural equation modeling to test the model on a sample of 317 Romanian correctional officers in a two-wave study at T1 and one year later (T2). The results indicate that thriving at work at Time 1 is positively linked t…
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How to Increase Job Satisfaction and Performance? Start with Thriving
Based on the Job Demands-Resources and Broaden and Build theories, this study examines the role of thriving at work and psychological capital on burnout and, ultimately, job satisfaction and performance one year later. We used structural equation modeling to test the model on a sample of 317 Romanian correctional officers in a two-wave study at T1 and one year later (T2). The results indicate that thriving at work at Time 1 is positively linked t…
Psychometric properties and invariance of the Police Stress Questionnaire in the Romanian context
This research evaluates the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), featuring operational and organizational stress scales for police officers. We conducted three studies to test the reliability and validity of this questionnaire. The first study ( N = 744) aimed at adapting and validating the Romanian version on the specific population. Confirmatory factor analysis of our two-factor model, each w…
Why should you believe in yourself? Students' performance‐approach goals shape their approach to learning through self‐efficacy
Based on the Achievement Goals Theory and Students' Approaches to Learning, we proposed a model in which students' self‐efficacy acts as a mediator between students' performance‐approach goals orientation and their approach to learning in dealing with academic tasks throughout an academic year. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the model on a sample of 565 first‐year university students at three different moments. The results sh…
Staying Attached
Based on Social Identity Theory, this study contributes to the understanding of how the attachment felt by students to their university (called here institutional attachment) works as a crucial factor in promoting their life satisfaction and decreasing their dropout intentions. The study aimed to investigate the relations between students' satisfaction with the quality of higher education, their dropout intention and their satisfaction with life …
The Best Times of Our Lives?” Institutional Factors That Shape University Students’ Quality of Life
Acquiring a thorough grasp of the factors influencing students’ academic quality of life is essential for educators, administrators, and legislators to successfully support students and foster an environment centered on their well-being and growth. Utilizing Tinto’s model of student integration and the theory of social support (theories selected because they focus on the importance of academic and social integration in promoting student retention…
Psychology (3 works) · Structural equation modeling (3 works) · Academic achievement (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Burnout (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)