Differences in the Motivational Beliefs of Asian American and Non-Asian Students

Differences in the motivational beliefs of 154 Asian American and 372 non-Asian ninth graders were studied. Asian Americans' fear of the consequences of academic failure best explained their performance, but this variable least explained results for non-Asian students. Fear of academic failure...

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Published inJournal of educational psychology Vol. 89; no. 3; p. 433
Main Authors Eaton, Martin J, Dembo, Myron H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.1997
Subjects
Academic Failure
Asian Americans
Beliefs
Grade 9
High School Students
High Schools
Performance Factors
Self Efficacy
Student Motivation
Whites
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Summary:Differences in the motivational beliefs of 154 Asian American and 372 non-Asian ninth graders were studied. Asian Americans' fear of the consequences of academic failure best explained their performance, but this variable least explained results for non-Asian students. Fear of academic failure was a better explanation for Asian Americans than were self-efficacy beliefs. (SLD)
Bibliography:Version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New York, NY, April 1996).
ISSN:0022-0663
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.89.3.433