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_id: '32535'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: In this study, we draw on person–environment fit theory to analyze whether
    academic success is best explained by individual abilities subjectively exceeding
    situational demands or by abilities matching the demands. Moreover, we disentangled
    effects of perceived abilities and subjective person–environment (P-E) fit on
    academic success. All in all, 693 teacher education students participated in an
    online questionnaire. Students were asked to rate general requirements of their
    academic programs (e.g., self-discipline) on a 5-point scale in terms of (1) their
    own abilities and (2) the perceived relevance for their studies. P-E fit was determined
    by difference scores between abilities and relevance ratings. Academic success
    was assessed by grades, perceived performance, and study satisfaction. Data were
    analyzed through structural equation modeling and suggest that academic success
    is best explained by a match between abilities and demands. Moreover, all three
    criteria for academic success were more strongly related to subjective fit than
    to subjective abilities.
author:
- first_name: Carla
  full_name: Bohndick, Carla
  last_name: Bohndick
- first_name: Tom
  full_name: Rosman, Tom
  last_name: Rosman
- first_name: Susanne
  full_name: Kohlmeyer, Susanne
  last_name: Kohlmeyer
- first_name: Heike M.
  full_name: Buhl, Heike M.
  id: '27152'
  last_name: Buhl
citation:
  ama: Bohndick C, Rosman T, Kohlmeyer S, Buhl HM. The interplay between subjective
    abilities and subjective demands and its relationship with academic success. An
    application of the person–environment fit theory. <i>Higher Education</i>. 2017;75(5):839-854.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6">10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6</a>
  apa: Bohndick, C., Rosman, T., Kohlmeyer, S., &#38; Buhl, H. M. (2017). The interplay
    between subjective abilities and subjective demands and its relationship with
    academic success. An application of the person–environment fit theory. <i>Higher
    Education</i>, <i>75</i>(5), 839–854. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Bohndick_Rosman_Kohlmeyer_Buhl_2017, title={The interplay between
    subjective abilities and subjective demands and its relationship with academic
    success. An application of the person–environment fit theory}, volume={75}, DOI={<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6">10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6</a>},
    number={5}, journal={Higher Education}, publisher={Springer Science and Business
    Media LLC}, author={Bohndick, Carla and Rosman, Tom and Kohlmeyer, Susanne and
    Buhl, Heike M.}, year={2017}, pages={839–854} }'
  chicago: 'Bohndick, Carla, Tom Rosman, Susanne Kohlmeyer, and Heike M. Buhl. “The
    Interplay between Subjective Abilities and Subjective Demands and Its Relationship
    with Academic Success. An Application of the Person–Environment Fit Theory.” <i>Higher
    Education</i> 75, no. 5 (2017): 839–54. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6</a>.'
  ieee: 'C. Bohndick, T. Rosman, S. Kohlmeyer, and H. M. Buhl, “The interplay between
    subjective abilities and subjective demands and its relationship with academic
    success. An application of the person–environment fit theory,” <i>Higher Education</i>,
    vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 839–854, 2017, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6">10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6</a>.'
  mla: Bohndick, Carla, et al. “The Interplay between Subjective Abilities and Subjective
    Demands and Its Relationship with Academic Success. An Application of the Person–Environment
    Fit Theory.” <i>Higher Education</i>, vol. 75, no. 5, Springer Science and Business
    Media LLC, 2017, pp. 839–54, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6">10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6</a>.
  short: C. Bohndick, T. Rosman, S. Kohlmeyer, H.M. Buhl, Higher Education 75 (2017)
    839–854.
date_created: 2022-08-03T01:12:49Z
date_updated: 2025-07-16T08:47:02Z
department:
- _id: '427'
doi: 10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6
intvolume: '        75'
issue: '5'
keyword:
- Academic success
- Person–environment fit theory
- Demands–abilities fit
- Higher education
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 839-854
project:
- _id: '377'
  name: 'LehramtsNavi: Weiterentwicklungsorientiertes Self-Assessment am Übergang
    zum Lehramtsstudium'
publication: Higher Education
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0018-1560
  - 1573-174X
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: The interplay between subjective abilities and subjective demands and its relationship
  with academic success. An application of the person–environment fit theory
type: journal_article
user_id: '27152'
volume: 75
year: '2017'
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