Matthes, Benjamin and Stoeger, Heidrun (2018) Influence of parents' implicit theories about ability on parents' learning-related behaviors, children's implicit theories, and children's academic achievement. CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 54. pp. 271-280. ISSN 0361-476X, 1090-2384
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Although students' implicit theories about ability are known to predict successful learning and achievement, parents' implicit theories about ability have received little attention. Thus, we investigated the influence of parents' theories about ability on their children's academic achievement and the mechanisms behind this influence. We used a structural equation model to examine data from parents and their fourth-grade children in Germany (N = 723). The extent of parents' incremental theories predicted (a) the extent of children's incremental theories (beta = .41, p < .001), (b) parental learning-related behaviors (less homework-related conflict, beta = -.36, p < .001, and less controlling behavior, beta = - .33, p < .001), and-partially mediated by these two aspects-(c) their children achieving better grades (beta = .20, p < .001). Thus, parents' endorsement of an incremental theory appears to increase children's achievement by reducing unconstructive learning-related parental behaviors and facilitating children's adoption of an incremental theory.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | GOAL ORIENTATION; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; SELF-REGULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL; MEDIATIONAL ANALYSIS; STEREOTYPE THREAT; EARLY ADOLESCENCE; AFRICAN-AMERICAN; EFFICACY BELIEFS; TEST-PERFORMANCE; Implicit theories about ability; Mindset; Incremental theory; Parent-child conflict; Controlling behavior; Academic achievement |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 370 Education |
| Divisions: | Psychology and Pedagogy > Institut für Pädagogik |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2020 08:11 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2020 08:11 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/14313 |
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