abstract: Grounded in Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994, 2000), the current study examines environmental and person-cognitive variables as predictors of academic performance among a sample of 194 Mexican American undergraduate students. Specifically, this study used multiple regression analysis to test the associations between college self-efficacy (course self-efficacy and social self-efficacy), proximal contextual influences (campus climate and cultural fit), and gender on the academic performance (self reported grade point average, GPA). Results indicated that course self-efficacy was a significant predictor of academic performance for Mexican American undergraduate students. In addition, social self-efficacy, positive perceptions of the campus climate, and cultural fit were associated with high self-efficacy. This study contributes to our knowledge of college student development in general, and academic attainment among Mexican Americans specifically. Practice and research recommendations are discussed. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Counseling Psychology 2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:45941 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Contributors | Arévalo Avalos, Marvyn (Author), Spanierman, Lisa B (Advisor), Flores, Lisa Y (Committee member), Tracey, Terence (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 45 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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