Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001):

Perceptions of autonomy support, parent attachment, competence and self-worth as predictors of motivational orientation and academic achievement: an examination of sixth- and ninth-grade regular education students.

Full Abstract

This project examined the hypothesis that students' perceptions of teacher autonomy support, parent attachment, competence, and self-worth would predict motivational orientation and achievement test performance. Participants were 135 sixth-grade and 91 ninth-grade regular education students from a large, ethnically diverse school district. Stepwise regression analyses indicated that autonomy support, parent attachment, scholastic competence, and self-worth predicted the academic criterion variables. Interestingly, scholastic competence was a significant predictor in all of the regression models. Implications of the findings are discussed in terms of classroom practices.

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Author information

Author/s: Wong, Eugene H (EH); Wiest, Dudley J (DJ); Cusick, Lisa B (LB);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino 92407, USA. ewong(-atsign-)csusb.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Adolescence (Adolescence), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 37 (issue 146) : pp 255-66

Dates: Created 2002/07/29; Completed 2003/02/04; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12144158, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Achievement Adolescent California Child Female Humans Male Motivation

Object Attachment Parent-Child Relations Personal Autonomy Regression Analysis Self Concept Social Support Students - psychology Teaching

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