Envisioning a Meaningful Future and Academic Engagement: The Role of Parenting Practices and School-Based Relationships

Autor/inn/en	Hill, Nancy E.; Liang, Belle; Price, Maggi; Polk, Whitney; Perella, John; Savitz-Romer, Mandy
Titel	Envisioning a Meaningful Future and Academic Engagement: The Role of Parenting Practices and School-Based Relationships
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 55 (2018) 6, S.595-608 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Liang, Belle)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.22146
Schlagwörter	Parenting Styles; Structural Equation Models; Academic Aspiration; Parent Aspiration; Student Development; Goal Orientation; Parent School Relationship; Learner Engagement; Academic Achievement; Adolescent Development; Child Rearing; Racial Differences; Youth Opportunities; White Students; African American Students; Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternwille; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Schulleistung; Kindererziehung; Rassenunterschied; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sekundarbereich
Abstract	In contrast to the focus on short-term, extrinsic goals in our society (e.g., wealth, prestige), positive youth development scholars have highlighted the need for parents and schools to help youths cultivate and plan for long-term, intrinsic, and meaningful goals (i.e., envisioning a meaningful future), arguing that envisioning a meaningful future is potentially inspiring and associated with better outcomes for youths. Envisioning a meaningful future includes being future-oriented and planful and having a sense of purpose, a life focus that provides deep meaning to life and contributes to the good of society. This study used structural equation modeling to examine the direct and indirect effects of parental and school relationships on envisioning a meaningful future and academic engagement in a diverse sample of adolescents (n = 624). Parental and school-based relationships were positively associated with academic engagement, and this association was partially mediated by envisioning a meaningful future. Analyses revealed the importance of parental and school relationships in engaging youths in developing a vision for a meaningful future toward the goal of academic engagement. Variations between African-Americans and Whites, and across grade and parental education levels are discussed. (As Provided).
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