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Yu Zhang's study analyzes survey responses from 260 undergraduates at a U.S. public university. The data includes measures of meaning in life, motivated learning strategies, delay of gratification, and perceived academic performance. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Correlational analysis of psychological constructs like presence of meaning and academic performance.
• Path analysis to model indirect effects, such as learning strategies mediating the link between self-control and performance.
• Investigating the relationship between search for meaning and motivated learning strategies.
• Testing moderation effects, such as whether meaning in life influences the effectiveness of learning strategies.

Strengths

• Dataset size of 260 participant records is explicitly stated.
• Measures are clearly defined, including presence/search for meaning, motivated learning strategies, delay of gratification, and perceived academic performance.
• License is clearly defined as CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the description.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small at 105.2 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Survey responses collected from undergraduate students.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:41:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (public university)