The Role of Social Support in Students' Perceived Abilities and Attitudes Toward Math and Science

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1028-1040

  Rice, Lindsay ^a   Barth, Joan M ^a   Guadagno, Rosanna E ^b   Smith, Gabrielle P A ^a   McCallum, Debra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Math attitude; Science attitudes; Self efficacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCIENCE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878777141     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9801-8     Document Type: Article

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