ERIC Number: EJ684928
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Achievement in Math and Science: Do Mothers' Beliefs Matter 12 Years Later?
Bleeker, Martha M.; Jacobs, Janis E.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v96 n1 p97-109 Mar 2004
Past research has indicated an association between parents' beliefs and adolescent children's self-perceptions of ability and has shown the importance of accounting for parents' gender-stereotyped beliefs when examining boys' and girls' self-perceptions of math-science ability. The current study extends these findings by examining the longitudinal relations between mothers' earlier gender stereotypes and perceptions and adolescents' later math-science achievement beliefs and career choices. As predicted, mothers' earlier perceptions of their adolescents' abilities were related to adolescents' math-science self-efficacy 2 years after high school, with adolescents' self-perceptions of math ability during 10th grade mediating the relation with mothers' perceptions. Moreover, mothers' earlier predictions of their children's abilities to succeed in math careers were significantly related to later career choices.
Descriptors: Grade 10, Sex Stereotypes, Adolescents, Self Efficacy, Mothers, Mathematics Achievement, Parent Attitudes, Self Concept, Science Achievement, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
Audience: Parents
Language: English
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