Date of Award
5-24-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Psychological Science, MS
First Advisor
Loretta McGregor
Committee Members
Jessica Curtis; Kristin Biondolillo; Loretta McGregor
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2018 E42
Abstract
Researchers are aware of the impact of high individual levels of self-efficacy and academic success [Coy-Ogan, 2009; Gardner & Holley, 2011; Hayden, 2008; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2001; Zavala, 2014]. Yet, we still lack investigation on the relationships between parent education and their offspring’s level of self-efficacy. Specific self-efficacy variables such as academic, research, and social have been identified (Williams, 2005); however, they have not been fully explored in the literature from the perspective of the university student population. The current research evaluated parent education level and its relationship to the self-efficacy beliefs of college students for the constructs of research, social, and academic self-efficacy. Specifically, this research collected information from volunteers regarding their parent’s educational backgrounds and responses to items in the aforementioned areas of self-efficacy. The expectation was that parents with higher education levels have offspring who report higher self-efficacy levels across dependent measures. It is this researchers hope that the results will provide grounds for improvement in potential student support services programs for populations including, but not limited to, first generation students. Keywords: self-efficacy, education, university students
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Eldridge, Anthony R., "Parental Education and Perceptions of Personal Self-Efficacy" (2018). Student Theses and Dissertations. 529.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/529
