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Academic self- concept, self-esteem and school attitudes in pre and mid adolescents: gender, SES and parenting.
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Research Papers in Education . Jun2024, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p492-515. 24p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Children undergo significant changes as they enter secondary school, a time during which their social and academic self-concept is fluid and the pressures to adjust and show positive attitudes and behaviours are intense. Utilising data from the Millennium Cohort Study (Waves 4 and 5) the purpose of this study was two-fold: to examine longitudinal changes in academic self-concept, self-esteem and school attitudes in pre and mid adolescents through the lenses of gender and SES; and to trace the unique and cumulative effects of SES, gender and parenting on academic self-concept, self-esteem and school attitudes in 14- year-olds. The findings showed that academic self-concept, self-esteem and positive school attitudes decreased considerably between the ages of 11 and 14, and that girls rated themselves lower in self-esteem and school attitudes than did boys. The observed drop in academic self-concept was sharper in 14-year-olds from economically less well-off families. Parent behaviour and practices and the home learning environment contributed significantly to 14-year-olds' school attitudes, self-esteem and self-concept. These findings have implications for developing school policies that support self-esteem especially during the first years of secondary education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACADEMIC achievement
*SELF-perception
*SELF-esteem
*PARENTING
*SOCIOECONOMICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02671522
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Research Papers in Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177319316
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2022.2150885