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Academic Performance of Mexican American Women: Sources of Support That Serve as Motivating Variables
Author(s) -
Wycoff Susan E. Macias
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1996.tb00297.x
Subject(s) - psychology , mexican americans , academic achievement , social psychology , higher education , developmental psychology , ethnic group , sociology , political science , anthropology , law
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine family encouragement and selected background variables influencing Mexican American female academic achievement at a large southwestern university. The results revealed that students with a positive view of their academic ability combined with a strong sense of personal responsibility for their academic future were likely to be academically successful.