Peruvian Parents’ Support in Relation to Their Daughters’ Post-secondary Education Pursuit
(2019) PSYK11 20191Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- In Peru, the decision of pursuing higher education for boys and girls is dependent on one’s family. Especially in rural areas, the inequalities are high and girls are far less likely than boys to attend post-secondary education. Therefore, this study explored how parental support in relation to one’s daughter’s post-secondary education is influenced by three variables, based on the social cognitive career theory: "academic competence belief” (i.e. self-efficacy), “outcome expectations” (i.e. goal fulfillment), and “contextual influences” (i.e. contextual influences). The data was collected with a survey, via a convenience sample in Cusco. The participants (N = 68) were parents with daughters pursuing post-secondary education and... (More)
- In Peru, the decision of pursuing higher education for boys and girls is dependent on one’s family. Especially in rural areas, the inequalities are high and girls are far less likely than boys to attend post-secondary education. Therefore, this study explored how parental support in relation to one’s daughter’s post-secondary education is influenced by three variables, based on the social cognitive career theory: "academic competence belief” (i.e. self-efficacy), “outcome expectations” (i.e. goal fulfillment), and “contextual influences” (i.e. contextual influences). The data was collected with a survey, via a convenience sample in Cusco. The participants (N = 68) were parents with daughters pursuing post-secondary education and participants of the Peruvian Hearts organization (group 1), and parents whose daughters attended an upper secondary school (group 2). A multiple standard regression, with parental support as the dependent variable, and an independent sample t-test was performed. The results showed a significant impact of academic competence belief, and that the three variables explained 39.5% of the variance in the support variable. A significant difference was also found on the outcome expectations variable, where participants in group 1 rated higher. The conclusion drawn was that academic competence belief was the number one predictor of parental support, and that families with daughters in post-secondary education and with support from an organization, tend to perceive more positive outcome expectations in relation to one’s daughter’s higher education pursuit. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- I Peru påverkas beslutet att utbilda sig på eftergymnasial nivå, för både män och kvinnor, i hög grad av familjen. Särskilt på landsbygden är ojämlikheten hög, där kvinnor i mycket högre utsträckningen än män tenderar att inte vidareutbilda sig. Syftet med denna studie var därmed att undersöka hur föräldrastöd angående döttrars eftergymnasiala utbildning påverkas av tre variabler, baserade på social cognitive career theory: “akademisk kompetenstro” (d.v.s. self-efficacy), “förväntade utfall” (d.v.s. goal fulfillment), och “kontextuella influenser” (d.v.s. contextual influences). Datan samlades in genom enkäter, med hjälp av ett bekvämlighetsurval i Cusco. Deltagarna (N = 68) bestod av föräldrar till döttrar som studerar på eftergymnasial... (More)
- I Peru påverkas beslutet att utbilda sig på eftergymnasial nivå, för både män och kvinnor, i hög grad av familjen. Särskilt på landsbygden är ojämlikheten hög, där kvinnor i mycket högre utsträckningen än män tenderar att inte vidareutbilda sig. Syftet med denna studie var därmed att undersöka hur föräldrastöd angående döttrars eftergymnasiala utbildning påverkas av tre variabler, baserade på social cognitive career theory: “akademisk kompetenstro” (d.v.s. self-efficacy), “förväntade utfall” (d.v.s. goal fulfillment), och “kontextuella influenser” (d.v.s. contextual influences). Datan samlades in genom enkäter, med hjälp av ett bekvämlighetsurval i Cusco. Deltagarna (N = 68) bestod av föräldrar till döttrar som studerar på eftergymnasial nivå och deltar i organisationen Peruvian Hearts (grupp 1), och föräldrar till döttrar som studerar på gymnasienivå (grupp 2). En multipel standard regression, med föräldrastöd som beroende variabel, och ett oberoende t-test genomfördes. Resultaten visade en signifikant effekt av akademisk kompetenstro, samt att de tre variablerna kunde förklara 39.5% av variansen i stödvariabeln. En signifikant skillnad påvisades även i förväntade utfallsvariabeln, där deltagarna i grupp 1 skattade högre. Slutsatsen som drogs var att av de tre oberoende variablerna, var akademisk kompetenstro den främsta prediktorn för föräldrastöd, samt att familjer med döttrar som studerar på eftergymnasial nivå och med stöd från en organisation tenderar att se fler positiva utfall av sin dotters utbildning. (Less)
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- author
- Franzon, Isabelle LU and Gustafsson, Emma LU
- supervisor
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- Una Tellhed LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- social cognitive career theory, parental support, girls’ education, post-secondary education, Peru, Latin America
- language
- English
- id
- 8988108
- date added to LUP
- 2019-06-28 16:39:53
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abstract = {{In Peru, the decision of pursuing higher education for boys and girls is dependent on one’s family. Especially in rural areas, the inequalities are high and girls are far less likely than boys to attend post-secondary education. Therefore, this study explored how parental support in relation to one’s daughter’s post-secondary education is influenced by three variables, based on the social cognitive career theory: "academic competence belief” (i.e. self-efficacy), “outcome expectations” (i.e. goal fulfillment), and “contextual influences” (i.e. contextual influences). The data was collected with a survey, via a convenience sample in Cusco. The participants (N = 68) were parents with daughters pursuing post-secondary education and participants of the Peruvian Hearts organization (group 1), and parents whose daughters attended an upper secondary school (group 2). A multiple standard regression, with parental support as the dependent variable, and an independent sample t-test was performed. The results showed a significant impact of academic competence belief, and that the three variables explained 39.5% of the variance in the support variable. A significant difference was also found on the outcome expectations variable, where participants in group 1 rated higher. The conclusion drawn was that academic competence belief was the number one predictor of parental support, and that families with daughters in post-secondary education and with support from an organization, tend to perceive more positive outcome expectations in relation to one’s daughter’s higher education pursuit.}},
author = {{Franzon, Isabelle and Gustafsson, Emma}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Peruvian Parents’ Support in Relation to Their Daughters’ Post-secondary Education Pursuit}},
year = {{2019}},
}