First name
Maya
Last name
Nauphal

Title

Psychosocial Correlates and Consequences of Adolescents' Self-Generated Academic Goals and Appraisals.

Year of Publication

2020

Number of Pages

Date Published

2020 Nov 07

ISSN Number

1532-7795

Abstract

<p>The current study examined whether characteristics of adolescents (i.e., externalizing problems) and their environments (i.e., social support, adverse childhood experiences) relate to academic goal setting, appraisals, and outcomes. Adolescents (n&nbsp;=&nbsp;99; 87% Black/African American) 13-16&nbsp;years old completed baseline interviews, and 80% also completed follow-up interviews. Adolescents with more externalizing problems set fewer academic goals, and youth with social networks characterized by greater support (and less strain) appraised their academic goals as more supported and achievable. Adolescents' appraisals of their academic goals, but not how many academic goals they had, predicted grades at follow-up. Increasing social support (and reducing social strain) may foster adolescents' positive appraisals of their academic goals, which may promote academic achievement.</p>

DOI

10.1111/jora.12593

Alternate Title

J Res Adolesc

PMID

33159837
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