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ERIC Number: EJ735953
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Apr
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0167
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The Relation of Acculturation, Problem-Solving Appraisal, and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy to Mexican American High School Students' Educational Goals
Flores, Lisa Y.; Ojeda, Lizette; Huang, Yu-Ping; Gee, Diane; Lee, Sharon
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v53 n2 p260-266 Apr 2006
This study examined the contributions of acculturation, problem-solving appraisal, and career decision-making self-efficacy on 105 Mexican American high school students' educational goals. A standard regression analysis indicated that Anglo-oriented acculturation and problem-solving appraisal accounted for significant variance in educational goals. Mexican-oriented acculturation and career decision-making self-efficacy did not contribute significant variance to students' educational goals. The regression model accounted for 19.5% of the variance in educational goals. Results of the structure coefficients for the predictor variables indicated that Anglo-oriented acculturation and career decision-making self-efficacy were the 2 most important predictors, followed by problem-solving appraisal and Mexican-oriented acculturation, respectively. Implications of the findings are discussed, and recommendations for interventions are provided for enhancing the educational and career development among Mexican American adolescents.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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