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
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.