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Chinese Youth Career Adaptability: Contextual Influences and Pathways to Positive Youth Development
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Chen, Zi; Solberg, Scott; Ye, Ai – Youth & Society, 2020
The present study investigated the mediating role of career adaptability in the relationship between youth-perceived contextual support and positive youth development on the basis of a survey of 1,047 students in 10th to 12th grades. Measurement model analysis revealed that career search self-efficacy (CSSE), goal capacity, academic self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Context Effect, High School Students, Grade 10, Grade 12
Achievement Goals, Motivational Self-Talk, and Academic Engagement among Chinese Students
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Wang, Cen; Shim, Sungok Serena; Wolters, Christopher A. – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2017
The present study investigated the mediating role of motivational self-talk strategies (i.e., mastery self-talk, extrinsic self-talk, and efficacy enhancement self-talk) in the relationships between achievement goals and academic engagement (i.e., involvement, withdrawal in the face of difficulties, avoidance of challenges, and disruptive…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Grade 10, High School Students
Motivation and Self-Regulated Science Learning in High-Achieving Students: Differences Related to Nation, Gender, and Grade-Level
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Tang, Min; Neber, Heinz – High Ability Studies, 2008
A total of three hundred and fifteen (n = 315) gifted students from the 10th and 12th grade from the United States (n = 102), China (n = 125) and Germany (n = 88) were surveyed regarding their motivation and self-regulation in chemistry learning. A 3 x 2 x 2 MANOVA revealed "nation" as having the largest major effect on these variables.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 10, Grade 12, High School Students