The Role of Family Characteristics for Students’ Academic Outcomes: A Person‐Centered Approach          下载免费PDF全文

Isabelle Häfner  Barbara Flunger  Anna‐Lena Dicke  Hanna Gaspard  Brigitte M. Brisson  Benjamin Nagengast  Ulrich Trautwein 《Child development》2018,89(4):1405-1422

Using data from 1,571 ninth‐grade students (M_age = 14.62) from 82 academic track schools in Germany and their predominantly Caucasian middle‐class parents, configurations of different family characteristics reported by parents were investigated. Latent profile analyses considering academic involvement, family interest, parents’ self‐concept, child's need for support, and parents’ time and energy identified average, indifferent, motivated and engaged, motivated and disengaged, and involved families. Cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations with students’ motivational (self‐concept, effort, and interest) and achievement outcomes (achievement test and grades) in math were analyzed. Students from families classified as motivated and disengaged showed higher initial levels motivation and achievement. Over 5 months, these students also showed an increase in self‐concept and higher achievement than students from other family types.  相似文献