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Do Socio-Motivational Relationships Predict Achievement Motivation in Adolescents with High and Low School Self-Concepts?
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Bakadorova, Olga; Raufelder, Diana – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Considering the essential role that socio-motivational relationships at school play with respect to achievement motivation, this study examined the differences between students with a low school self-concept and students with a high school self-concept in a large sample of 7th and 8th grade students (N= 1088; M[subscript Age]= 13.7) in secondary…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Role
The Mediating Role of Social Relationships in the Association of Adolescents' Individual School Self-Concept and Their School Engagement, Belonging and Helplessness in School
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Raufelder, Diana; Sahabandu, Diomira; Martínez, Guadalupe Sánchez; Escobar, Victoria – Educational Psychology, 2015
It is well known that teachers frequently observe a decline in the scholastic motivation of many adolescent students, which in turn is often associated with a decline in students' individual school self-concept. In contrast, less is known about the association between students' individual school self-concept and school engagement, or the related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8
The Mediating Role of Socio-Motivational Relationships in the Interplay of Perceived Stress, Neuroticism, and Test Anxiety among Adolescent Students
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Hoferichter, Frances; Raufelder, Diana; Eid, Michael – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
In this study, we examined whether socio-motivational relationships, such as student-student relationships (SSR) and teacher-student relationships (TSR), as well as peers as positive motivators (PPM) and teachers as positive motivators (TPM), would mediate the association of both perceived stress and neuroticism with test anxiety in 1,088 German…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Student Motivation
The Role of Religious Involvement on Depression, Risky Behavior, and Academic Performance among Korean American Adolescents
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Kang, Piljoo P.; Romo, Laura F. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
Structural equation modeling was used to test a theoretical path model of church engagement, personal spirituality, and mentoring relationships on depressive symptoms, involvement in risky behaviors, and self-reported grades among Korean American adolescents. It was hypothesized that personal spirituality and mentoring relationship quality would…
Descriptors: Mentors, Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, Religious Factors
School Climate: Historical Review, Instrument Development, and School Assessment
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Zullig, Keith J.; Koopman, Tommy M.; Patton, Jon M.; Ubbes, Valerie A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
This study's purpose is to examine the existing school climate literature in an attempt to constitute its definition from a historical context and to create a valid and reliable student-reported school climate instrument. Five historically common school climate domains and five measurement tools were identified, combined, and previewed by the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Time Perspective, History, Literature Reviews
The Relationship between Interparental Conflict and Adolescents' Affective Well-Being: Mediation of Cognitive Appraisals and Moderation of Peer Status
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Xin, Ziqiang; Chi, Liping; Yu, Guoliang – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
This study examined the mediation effect of cognitive appraisals and the moderation role of peer status in the association between interparental conflict and adolescents' affective well-being based on a sample of 549 Chinese adolescents from 7th to 12th grades. Interparental conflict properties, adolescents' cognitive appraisals of conflict,…
Descriptors: Social Status, Conflict, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents