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To examine how family obligation influences educational values and whether it accounts for differences in academic motivation among adolescents from Asian, Latin American, and European backgrounds.

January 1, 2001New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Family obligation and the academic motivation of adolescents from asian, latin american, and european backgrounds

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To examine how family obligation influences educational values and whether it accounts for differences in academic motivation among adolescents from Asian, Latin American, and European backgrounds.
Comparative analysis evaluating adolescents from Asian, Latin American, and European ethnic backgrounds.
Assessed self-reported feelings of family obligation alongside attitudes regarding the importance and usefulness of education relative to academic achievement.
A heightened sense of obligation to the family correlated with stronger beliefs in the importance and utility of schooling.
Family obligation accounted for the greater academic motivation observed in Asian and Latin American youth compared to equally achieving European-background peers.

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AFAndrew J. FuligniUniversity of California, Los Angeles

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Comparative study reveals family obligation enhances academic motivation in Asian and Latin American youth, indicating cultural values drive educational engagement.

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Andrew J. Fuligni (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11bf05e2cb0ccec0c8fed0 https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.31

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Comparative study reveals family obligation enhances academic motivation in Asian and Latin American youth, indicating cultural values drive educational engagement.

Family obligation and the academic motivation of adolescents from asian, latin american, and european backgrounds

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Family obligation and the academic motivation of adolescents from asian, latin american, and european backgrounds

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