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Trajectories of Change in Reading Self-Efficacy : A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Efficacy and Its Sources (2021)

Peura, P., Aro, T., Räikkönen, E., Viholainen, H., Koponen, T., Usher, E. L., & Aro, M. (2021). Trajectories of Change in Reading Self-Efficacy : A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Efficacy and Its Sources. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 64, Article 101947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101947

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Peura, Pilvi; Aro, Tuija; Räikkönen, Eija; Viholainen, Helena; Koponen, Tuire; Usher, Ellen L.; Aro, Mikko

Journal or series: Contemporary Educational Psychology

ISSN: 0361-476X

eISSN: 1090-2384

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 64

Article number: 101947

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101947

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74065

Abstract

The beliefs children hold about their capabilities as readers are known to influence their reading achievement. The aim of this study was to extend previous work by examining trajectories of change in reading self-efficacy among primary school students (N = 1327) and the relations between the trajectories of self-efficacy and their hypothesized sources over 11 months. Using growth mixture modeling, we identified four trajectories of change in reading self-efficacy, involving increasing, stable, and declining trends. These trajectories of change in reading self-efficacy were associated with students’ varying experiences with the four sources of self-efficacy over time. Higher levels of mastery, verbal persuasion, and vicarious experiences and lower levels of physiological arousal were related to positive developmental trajectories of self-efficacy. Students with declining experiences of social sources of self-efficacy (i.e., verbal persuasions and vicarious experiences) had decreasing self-efficacy trajectories. These findings point to the importance of considering the variability in changes in reading self-efficacy and the interplay between changes in self-efficacy and sources of self-efficacy during primary school years, as well as the importance of monitoring these changes over time.

Keywords: reading; independent initiative; lower comprehensive school pupils; longitudinal research

Free keywords: self-efficacy; sources of self-efficacy; reading; primary school

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Reporting Year: 2021

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