ERIC Number: EJ749499
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Publication Date: 2007
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A Psychometric Investigation of the Academic Self-Concept of Asian American College Students
Cokley, Kevin; Patel, Nima
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v67 n1 p88-99 2007
The psychometric properties of scores from the Academic Self-Concept Scale are examined in a group of 198 Asian American college students. Using parallel analysis, a four-factor solution accounting for 46% of the variance was found. In a test of construct validity, academic self-concept was found to be negatively related to adherence to Asian values, positively related to adherence to European American values, and positively related to grade point average. Results suggest that academic self-concept, as currently measured, is primarily an individualistic psychological construct. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Validity, Self Concept Measures, Grade Point Average, Construct Validity, Asian Americans, College Students, Self Concept, Academic Ability, Values, Anglo Americans
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