The Relationship of Parental Academic Achievement Pressure to Self-efficacy of Elementary Students : Mediation Effects of Achievement Goals

부모의 학업성취압력이 초등학생의 자기효능감에 미치는 영향 : 목표지향성의 매개효과를 중심으로

The present study examined the relationship between parental academic achievement pressure and self-efficacy mediated by student's achievement goal orientation among elementary school students. The 638 participants were fifth graders living in a metropolitan area. Analyses revealed that children who were high both in performance-goal and mastery-goal orientation reported highest perceived parental academic achievement pressure and self-efficacy. Performance-goal orientation played a mediation role in the relationship between parental academic achievement pressure and self-efficacy, while mastery-goal orientation did not. The limitations of the present study and suggestions for future research were discussed.