The Relationship between Children’s Aspiration Profiles and Self-Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Theoretical Framework
1.2. Research Questions and Hypotheses of the Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. The Revised Version of the Personal Project Inventory
2.2.2. Perceived Academic Self-Efficacy Scale
2.2.3. Perceived Social Self-Efficacy Scale
2.2.4. Overall Life Satisfaction
2.2.5. Academic Achievement
2.3. Analysis Plan
3. Results
3.1. Personal Aspirations: Descriptive Statistics and Clusters
3.2. Preliminary Analyses
3.3. Differences in Academic and Social Self-Efficacy
3.4. Differences in Life Satisfaction
3.5. Differences in Academic Achievement
4. Discussion
As the results of this study suggest, this way of thinking may influence children’s aspirations for their future. From the perspective of self-determination theory, this profile emphasized the needs of autonomy and competence, but not of relatedness.“Children from such families, as they grow up, soon learn to think of themselves as ‘I.’ This ‘I,’ their personal identity, is distinct from other people’s ‘I’s, and these others are classified not according to their group membership but instead according to individual characteristics”.(p. 91)
5. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Aspiration Category | Example | Frequency (Percentage) | Mean (ds) |
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Work | “I wish to become an engineer.” | 450 (98.7) | 0.99 (0.11) |
The Self and emotions | “I want to become a self-confident adult.” | 208 (45.6) | 7.77 (7.77) |
Lifestyle | “I dream of being successful in life.” | 198 (43.4) | 0.43 (0.50) |
Future education | “I want to do artistic high school.” | 152 (33.3) | 0.33 (0.47) |
Partner | “I want to live with my boyfriend, unmarried.” | 124 (27.2) | 0.27 (0.45) |
Friends | “I hope to meet new friends.” | 120 (26.3) | 0.26 (0.44) |
One’s children | “I would like to have two children: A boy and a girl.” | 104 (22.8) | 0.23 (0.42) |
Relocation | “I dream of moving to Sardinia.” | 98 (21.5) | 0.21 (0.41) |
Hobbies and sports | “I wish to continue to practice artistic gym.” | 94 (20.5) | 0.21 (0.40) |
Family of origin | “I would like to continue to live with my parents.” | 68 (14.9) | 0.15 (0.36) |
Traveling | “I wish to travel around the world.” | 58 (12.7%) | 0.13 (0.33) |
Pets | “I wish to buy a dog and name her Fiona.” | 52 (11.4%) | 0.11 (0.32) |
Money and wealth | “I would like to have a lot of money.” | 46 (10.1%) | 0.10 (0.30) |
Physical appearance | “I will have elegant clothes and a nice beard.” | 28 (6.1%) | 0.06 (0.24) |
Aspiration Category | Clusters | Total Sample (N = 456) | ||
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Individualistic Profile (N = 310) | Independent Profile (N = 114) | Social Profile (N = 32) | ||
Work | 306 (98.7%) | 112 (98.2%) | 32 (100%) | 450 (98.7%) |
The Self and emotions | 138 (44.5%) | 68 (59.6%) | 2 (6.3%) | 208 (45.6%) |
Lifestyle | 124 (40%) | 70 (61.4%) | 4 (12.5%) | 198 (43.4%) |
Future education | 108 (34.8%) | 44 (38.6%) | 0 (0) | 152 (33.3%) |
Partner | 10 (3.2%) | 114 (100%) | 0 (0) | 124 (27.2%) |
Friends | 36 (11.6%) | 64 (56.1%) | 20 (62.5%) | 120 (26.3%) |
One’s children | 0 (0) | 104 (91.2%) | 0 (0) | 104 (22.8%) |
Relocation | 32 (10.3%) | 62 (54.4%) | 4 (12.5%) | 98 (21.5) |
Hobbies and sports | 56 (18.1%) | 34 (29.8%) | 4 (12.5%) | 94 (20.6%) |
Family of origin | 34 (11%) | 14 (12.3%) | 20 (62.5%) | 68 (14.9%) |
Traveling | 34 (11%) | 22 (19.3%) | 2 (6.3%) | 58 (12.7%) |
Pets | 12 (3.9%) | 38 (33.3%) | 2 (6.3%) | 52 (11.4%) |
Money and wealth | 14 (4.5%) | 28 (24.6%) | 4 (12.5%) | 46 (10.1%) |
Physical appearance | 14 (4.5%) | 14 (12.3%) | 0 (0) | 28 (6.1%) |
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Bozzato, P. The Relationship between Children’s Aspiration Profiles and Self-Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement. Soc. Sci. 2020, 9, 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9050077
Bozzato P. The Relationship between Children’s Aspiration Profiles and Self-Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement. Social Sciences. 2020; 9(5):77. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9050077
Chicago/Turabian StyleBozzato, Paolo. 2020. "The Relationship between Children’s Aspiration Profiles and Self-Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement" Social Sciences 9, no. 5: 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9050077