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Yu, Shi; Zhang, Fengjiao; Nunes, Ludmila D. – Metacognition and Learning, 2023
Metamotivational knowledge is a burgeoning area of study. It refers to people's knowledge about motivation, and it has been shown to contribute to motivation and behavioral outcomes. The current study bridges metamotivational knowledge with self-determination theory (SDT), one of the most prominent theories of academic motivation. SDT proposes…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Determination, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
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Stanley, Nile; Nguyen, Kate; Wilson, Hope; Stanley, Laurel; Rank, Astrid; Wang, Yonghui – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Numerous qualitative studies, mostly with English speaking Westerners, have shown the important role of storytelling and values in promoting resilience. However, this quantitative study helps fill the gaps in the research, by investigating the mediator effects of storytelling on values and resilience of American, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Vietnamese People, Literacy Education, Individual Differences
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Smith, Kevin M.; Freeman, Patti A.; Zabriskie, Ramon B. – Family Relations, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine family communication within the core and balance model of family leisure functioning. The study was conducted from a youth perspective of family leisure and family functioning. The sample consisted of youth (N= 95) aged 11 - 17 from 25 different states in the United States. Path analyses indicated that…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Early Adolescents
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Hershey, Douglas A.; Henkens, Kene; van Dalen, Hendrik P. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
Current theoretical models support the existence of interactions between the individual and socio-environmental forces when it comes to the formation and enactment of life plans (Friedman & Scholnick, 1997; Shanahan & Elder, 2002). In this investigation, we examine the social, economic, and psychological forces that impact financial…
Descriptors: Retirement, Models, Preretirement Education, Path Analysis
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Moradi, Bonnie; Risco, Cristina – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006
With a sample of 128 Latina/o persons, the present study examined a model that tested direct, indirect, and mediated relations among perceived discrimination, psychological distress, self-esteem, sense of personal control, and acculturation to Latina/o and U.S. cultures. Path analysis of the model indicated that (a) perceived discrimination was…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Hispanic Americans, Models, Racial Discrimination
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Robinson, Robert V.; Bell, Wendell – American Sociological Review, 1978
A causal model that explains variations in individual judgements concerning the fairness of equality or inequality, based on a new Index of Evaluated Equality, is proposed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Justice, Models, Path Analysis
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Ethington, Corinna A. – American Educational Research Journal, 1991
The work of J. Eccles and others (1983) in proposing an integrative theoretical model of achievement behaviors was extended using data from the Second International Mathematics Study. Strong support was found for the constructs identified by the model as determinants of the intention to take more mathematics courses. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cohort Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Grade 8