Publications [#42171] of Jeffrey C Valentine

Peer-reviewed journal articles published

1. Valentine, J.C., Cooper, H., Bettencourt, B.A., & DuBois, D.L (2002). Out of school activities and academic achievement: The mediating role of self-beliefs. Educational Psychologist, 37, 245-256.
   (last updated on 2005/10/13)

   Abstract:
   The ways students spend their out of school hours can affect their achievement. We present a theoretical analysis of this process. We describe out of school activities along two primary dimensions: (a) the extent to which they are related to academic material and (b) the extent to which they promote identification with school. We discuss both theory and empirical evidence suggesting that academic relatedness has both direct and indirect influences on achievement, while identification with school has an indirect influence on achievement. The indirect influence of academic relatedness and identification operates in part though student self-beliefs. We then discuss theory and research linking these two dimensions to student self-beliefs, and self-beliefs to academic motivation and achievement.