The relationship between motivational-cognitive variables, academic self-efficacy of students mediated by parent’s educational expectations, parent-child interaction, and teacher-student interaction

Objective

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between motivational-cognitive variables and academic self-efficacy of students meditated by parent-teacher interactions and the parents’ educational expectations of high school students.

Methods

In this study, a correlation method was adopted. Using the cluster random sampling method, 329 high school students (165 females and 164 males) were selected. The path analysis and correlation coefficient were utilized for data analysis.

Results

The findings showed that intelligence beliefs, task value, and achievement goals were positively linked to academic self-efficacy. According to the results, teacher-student and mother-child interactions, as well as parental expectations of education play a significant mediating role in the relationship between motivational-cognitive variables and academic self-efficacy. The model proposed for motivational-cognitive variables and academic self-efficacy had a good fit with the mediating role of teacher-student and mother-child interactions, as well as parent’s expectations of education.

Conclusion

Motivational-cognitive variables affect self-efficacy through the parents’ educational expectations and teacher-student/mother-child interactions.