TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural and cognitive predictors of academic motivation among Mexican American adolescents
T2 - Caution against discounting the impact of cultural Processes
AU - Piña-Watson, Brandy
AU - Lõpez, Belem
AU - Ojeda, Lizette
AU - Rodriguez, Kimberly M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - This study examined the role of cognitive (i.e., grit, hope, and academic skepticism) and cultural variables (i.e., generational status, familismo, ethnic identity, and bicultural stress) on academic motivation among 181 Mexican American adolescents. Results indicated that hope, grit, and familismo positively predicted academic motivation. Conversely, academic skepticism and bicultural stress negatively predicted academic motivation. This study demonstrates that culture is important to consider above and beyond cognitive variables. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
AB - This study examined the role of cognitive (i.e., grit, hope, and academic skepticism) and cultural variables (i.e., generational status, familismo, ethnic identity, and bicultural stress) on academic motivation among 181 Mexican American adolescents. Results indicated that hope, grit, and familismo positively predicted academic motivation. Conversely, academic skepticism and bicultural stress negatively predicted academic motivation. This study demonstrates that culture is important to consider above and beyond cognitive variables. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
KW - Mexican American
KW - bicultural stress
KW - familismo
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961308067&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2015.00068.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2015.00068.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961308067
SN - 0883-8534
VL - 43
SP - 109
EP - 121
JO - Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
JF - Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
IS - 2
ER -