ERIC Number: EJ1386451
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1088-8691
EISSN: EISSN-1532-480X
Latinx Adolescents' School-Related Science Conversations with Family Members: Associations With Adolescents' Science Expectancy-Value Beliefs in High School
Tulagan, Nestor B.; Puente, Kayla; Simpkins, Sandra D.
Applied Developmental Science, v27 n2 p156-171 2023
Integrating situated expectancy-value and family systems theories, the current study tested the extent to which Latinx adolescents' 9th-grade school-related science conversations with parents and older siblings/cousins positively predicted their 10th-grade science ability self-concepts and task values. We also tested whether these links were moderated by who primarily initiated the conversations (i.e., adolescents, family members, or both). We used two-wave, multi-reporter survey data from 104 Latinx families, consisting of triads of parents, older siblings/cousins, and adolescents (89% Mexican-descent, 40% female; M[subscript age] = 14.53 years). Partially supporting our hypotheses, parent-adolescent school-related science conversations predicted adolescents' 10th-grade science ability self-concepts. Moreover, the links between parent-adolescent conversations and science ability self-concepts and task values were positive and significant when parents more frequently initiated conversations than adolescents. Similar but weaker associations were found for sibling/cousin-adolescent school-related science conversations. These findings underscore the motivational benefits of family members initiating school-related science conversations with Latinx adolescents.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Science Education, Family Relationship, Expectation, Values, Beliefs, Grade 9, Grade 10, Predictor Variables, Self Efficacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 10
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1054798; DRL1560889; DRL1760757; SBP2004278