Perceived parent goals and student goal orientations as predictors of seeking or not seeking help: does age matter?

Gonida, E. N., Karabenick, S. A., Makara, K. A. and Hatzikyriakou, G. A. (2014) Perceived parent goals and student goal orientations as predictors of seeking or not seeking help: does age matter? Learning and Instruction, 33, pp. 120-130. (doi: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.04.007)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.04.007

Abstract

To study the contribution of perceived parent achievement goals to students' attitudes towards academic help seeking, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 9th grade students in Greece (n = 712) reported perceptions of their parents' achievement goals, personal achievement goal orientations, and help-seeking beliefs and intentions. Students' mastery goal orientation positively predicted their help-seeking attitudes (perceived benefits and intentions to seek help) and negatively predicted their help-seeking avoidance attitudes (perceived costs and intentions to avoid seeking help), whereas performance-avoidance orientation directly predicted their help-seeking avoidance attitudes. Multiple-group path analysis indicated that perceived parent goals predicted student help seeking and help avoidance attitudes through students' own achievement goal orientations. Further, the pattern of relations varied by grade level. Results are discussed in light of current theory and research on the developmental phases of parental influence on student motivation and self-regulated learning.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Makara Fuller, Dr Kara
Authors: Gonida, E. N., Karabenick, S. A., Makara, K. A., and Hatzikyriakou, G. A.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Pedagogy Policy and Practice
College of Social Sciences > School of Education > People, Place & Social Change
Journal Name:Learning and Instruction
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0959-4752
ISSN (Online):1873-3263

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