The use of Extracurriculars in Academic Self-Efficacy for Students Impacted by Family Stressors
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
The work you will be presenting can best be described as
Finished or mostly finished by conference date
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.