A Day with Highlights - Oct. 11

Thesis defense
The adventure with the short circuit

Encouragement and positive feedback

The honoring of my adviser and many who have helped.

Reaction to the CL's decision; confidence

Library encounters

Friendship & Stick Rice; the Wild Appetizer

* Pushing Daisies

Thesis Work Sheet - Sept. 16

Results Section

* Report CI instead of p value, especially for multivariate tests.

* Mediation model report the variance accounted by the variable(s).

* Other variables include vs. not?

* Bonferroni correction

Discussion Section

Study Implications: 1) comparison study; 2) proactive coping theory --> career and work; 3) career development and coping/adjustment; 4) unexpected results: lower WHS, CP-A in international students --> additional career-related support for international students.

Limitations: 1) sample size & representativeness; 2) non-equivalent groups; 3) heterogeneous gruop for international students; 4) cross-sectional, correlational design; 5) relatively new measures;

Future Directions: 1) Second wave study of the original design, adjustment measured by SWLS and PWB; 2) Study the adjustment strain for international students by pre- and post-entry assessments; 3) Career intervention program to support international students; 4) Further studies to shed light on the different regarding full vs. partial mediation model.

Notes:

** Rule of thumb for the inclusion of co-variates - only when the correlation is .70 or above; otherwise, it will suck up variance, thus reduce power, without increase precision. (Porter & Raudenbush, 1987, JCP, 34, 383-392)

** Bob Lent, Coping efficacy; Coping & Career; Barriers & Supports; Female & Minorities

Notes on Thesis

Discussion:

* Sample & Sample Size;

* Heterogeneous group;

* Context-specific;

* Non-equivalent groups.

Friday 6/8/2007

It has been two weeks since my last entry. Time surely flies. I have been doing a little better at getting myself motivated. At the same time, much more discipline is still needed.

Today is a milestone of some sort. Finally, I am finished with the data entry stage of the domestic student data. All the data (N = 267) has been enter. A random sample of 32 data sets was selected to check the data quality. Only 11 errors were found. The error rate is 0.19% (11/32*182), which means that the accuracy is 99.8%. I think that's PRETTY good!

C44 CFI74 3 --> 2; BAPC13 1 --> 2;
C59 BFF30 5 --> 4;
C97 VCU Stay 9 months (omission);
D10 BFF13 6 --> 5;
D15 BFF28 3 --> 5;
D19 BFF11 5 --> 4;
D44 BAPC11 21 --> 2;
D91 CFI16 3 --> 4;
D93 CFI28 3 --> 2; CFI29 2 --> 3

Now finally I am ready for the data analysis. Looking forward to it!