Do Family Obligations Contribute to Academic Values? The Mediating Role of Academic Efficacy
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Student academic efficacy influences motivation in STEM fields. Family obligations, like caregiving and financial duties, impact STEM utility values, often mediated by self-efficacy.
Area Of Science
- Educational Psychology
- Sociology of Education
Background
- Existing motivational theories often overlook cultural and situational contexts.
- Understanding student motivation in STEM requires examining broader influencing factors.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate how family obligations (caregiving, financial) affect STEM utility values.
- To examine the mediating role of academic efficacy in this relationship.
Main Methods
- Survey data from 1571 ethnically diverse college students at two research institutions.
- Analysis of factors influencing motivational utility values in STEM majors.
Main Results
- Academic efficacy mitigated the impact of caregiving obligations on perceived STEM utility.
- Financial family obligations influenced STEM utility values indirectly through self-efficacy.
Conclusions
- Self-efficacy is a key factor in how family obligations shape STEM motivation.
- Future research should consider cultural and familial contexts in STEM education.
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