The Role of Parents' Motivation in Students' Autonomous Motivation for doing Homework:Testing a Model on Basis of Self –Determination Theory

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1 Department of educational psychology Faculty of psychology and educational sciences Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

2 Department of psychology Faculty of Human sciences ,University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of parents' motivation in students' autonomous motivation for doing homework and testing a model on basis of self –determination theory. This study was a correlational study. The statistical population included 7260 students (3510 girls and 3750 boys) from the fourth grade elementary school students of Yazd public schools in the academic year 2016-2017. Participants were 230 students who were chosen through the clustering multistage sampling method. Participants completed Students' motivation for homework (SMH), Parents' motivation for help in homework (PMHH), Parents' attitudes towards homework (PAH), Parents' perceived competence (PPC) and Parents' need supportive behavior (PNSB) The results showed that the parents’ motivations in helping the children to do their homework, the parents’ viewpoints in doing the children’s homework and finally the perceived competence by the parents, can directly influence on the report of parents’ supporting of the independence. The children’s beliefs regarding parents’ independency supporting plays a mediation role between parents’ autonomous motivation, their attitude and perceived competence with students' autonomous motivation.
 

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 11, Issue 1
May 2020
Pages 151-168

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  • Receive Date: 07 December 2018
  • Revise Date: 22 December 2019
  • Accept Date: 04 February 2020
  • First Publish Date: 20 April 2020
  • Publish Date: 20 April 2020

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