The influence of academic support on Latino adolescents' academic motivation

Edna C. Alfaro; Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor; Mayra Y. Bámaca

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00402.x

The influence of academic support on Latino adolescents' academic motivation

Edna C. Alfaro, Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor, Mayra Y. Bámaca

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Abstract

The current study examined the extent to which mothers, fathers, teachers, and teenage friends influenced Latino adolescents' academic motivation. Using path analysis, separate models were tested for 154 Latino boys and 156 Latina girls. Findings indicated that mothers' and teachers' academic support were positively related to adolescent girls' academic motivation, and fathers' and teachers' academic support were positively related to adolescent boys' academic motivation. The salience of teachers' support, possible reasons for gender differences, and implications for future research are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	279-291
Number of pages	13
Journal	Family Relations
Volume	55
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00402.x
State	Published - Jul 2006

Keywords

Academic achievement
Academic support
Gender differences
Hispanic families
Latino adolescents

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Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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