Presentation Title

The use of Extracurriculars in Academic Self-Efficacy for Students Impacted by Family Stressors

Presenter Information

Shannon GasparroFollow

Panel Name

Youth, Trauma, Delinquency, and Effective Practices of Intervention

Location

Lecture Center Concourse

Start Date

3-5-2019 3:00 PM

End Date

3-5-2019 5:00 PM

Presentation Type

Poster Session

Academic Major

Psychology

Abstract

Adolescents who experience family stressors, such as childhood maltreatment, can face psychological, emotional, social and educational deficits. As a result, adolescents tend to perform poorly in school compared to their non-maltreated counterparts. Previous research suggests that social engagement with peers and teachers has been seen act as a moderator for maltreatment and is seen to impact academics. The present study uses a cross-sectional design to see the extent to which social engagement, participating in sports or clubs, impacts college students’ academic self-efficacy when having experienced maltreatment before age 18. I hypothesize that the effect of maltreatment history on academic self-efficacy would be moderated by involvement in clubs or sports. A sample of 54 college students was assessed. Regression analyses and correlations of the variables were conducted. The results suggest that there is a negative significant relationship between both mothers appropriate parenting/harsh parenting and extra-curricular activities as well as father’s appropriate parenting and extra-curricular activities. A positive correlation was found between the variable’s athletic involvement and father’s harsh parenting. The variables activity involvement and father’s harsh parenting had a positive correlation as well as father’s positive parenting and activity involvement. A negative significant correlation was found between activity involvement and academic self-efficacy.

First Faculty Advisor

Elana Gordis

First Advisor Email

egordis@albany.edu

First Advisor Department

Psychology

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The use of Extracurriculars in Academic Self-Efficacy for Students Impacted by Family Stressors

Lecture Center Concourse

Adolescents who experience family stressors, such as childhood maltreatment, can face psychological, emotional, social and educational deficits. As a result, adolescents tend to perform poorly in school compared to their non-maltreated counterparts. Previous research suggests that social engagement with peers and teachers has been seen act as a moderator for maltreatment and is seen to impact academics. The present study uses a cross-sectional design to see the extent to which social engagement, participating in sports or clubs, impacts college students’ academic self-efficacy when having experienced maltreatment before age 18. I hypothesize that the effect of maltreatment history on academic self-efficacy would be moderated by involvement in clubs or sports. A sample of 54 college students was assessed. Regression analyses and correlations of the variables were conducted. The results suggest that there is a negative significant relationship between both mothers appropriate parenting/harsh parenting and extra-curricular activities as well as father’s appropriate parenting and extra-curricular activities. A positive correlation was found between the variable’s athletic involvement and father’s harsh parenting. The variables activity involvement and father’s harsh parenting had a positive correlation as well as father’s positive parenting and activity involvement. A negative significant correlation was found between activity involvement and academic self-efficacy.