How well do parents know their adolescent children? Parent inferences of student self-concepts reflect dimensional comparison processes
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Van Zanden, Brooke, Marsh, Herbert W., Seaton, Marjorie, Parker, Philip D., Guo, Jiesi and Duineveld, Jasper J.. (2017). How well do parents know their adolescent children? Parent inferences of student self-concepts reflect dimensional comparison processes. Learning and Instruction. 47, pp. 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.09.002
Authors | Van Zanden, Brooke, Marsh, Herbert W., Seaton, Marjorie, Parker, Philip D., Guo, Jiesi and Duineveld, Jasper J. |
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Abstract | The internal/external frame of reference (I/E) model posits paradoxical relations between achievement and self-concept in mathematics and verbal domains. There is strong support for the I/E model based on student self-ratings, however, reviews of self-concept research claim that the I/E model does not apply to ratings by parents and significant others. We aimed to test these claims using parent inferred self-concepts. In contrast to widely cited claims, we found support for I/E model for both students (N = 486; aged 11–17; 57.2% female) and their parents (80.5% female). Math and verbal achievement had positive effects on self-concepts in the matching domain (e.g., math achievement predicting math self-concept) but negative effects for self-concepts in the non-matching domain (e.g., math achievement predicting verbal self-concept). Integrating conflicting claims, we found support for dimensional comparison processes for inferred self-concept ratings by parents, but not for parent perceptions of student abilities similar to the measures used that were the basis of previous claims. |
Keywords | academic self-concept; dimensional comparison; internal-external frame of reference model; self-concept |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Learning and Instruction |
Journal citation | 47, pp. 25-32 |
ISSN | 0959-4752 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.09.002 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84992482497 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 25-32 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Additional information | This record includes an accepted manuscript. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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