| Title: |
We're Not Working with a Blank Slate: Students' Pre-College Leadership Activities and Perceived Parenting Behavior as Predictors of College-Based Leader Emergence and Leader Self-Efficacy |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
McCarron, Graziella Pagliarulo; Zhou, Steven; Campbell, Alec; Muscente, Kailee Kodama; Schierbeek, Elizabeth |
| Source: |
Journal of Leadership Education. Jan 2022 21(1). |
| Availability: |
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283 |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
20 |
| Publication Date: |
2022 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Student Characteristics; Background; Child Rearing; Parenting Styles; Predictor Variables; Student Leadership; Self Efficacy; Undergraduate Students; Athletics; Volunteers; Extracurricular Activities; Peer Teaching; Parent Child Relationship; Leadership Qualities; Influences; Student Responsibility |
| DOI: |
10.12806/V21/I1/R3 |
| ISSN: |
1552-9045 |
| Abstract: |
The purpose of this study was to explore how variables such as student demographics, pre-college leadership activities, and perceived pre-college parenting behaviors predict students' leader self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' confidence in themselves to lead and belief that others will support their leadership [Hannah et al., 2008]) in college and leader emergence (i.e., college-based leadership involvements [DeRue & Ashford, 2010]) in college. Undergraduate students (n = 420) at a large, public university in the Mid-Atlantic were surveyed to examine these relationships and data were analyzed using hierarchical and logistic regression, with appropriate controls and moderators. Findings included discovery that pre-college engagement with sports team positional leadership, community service, extracurriculars, and positive parenting behaviors, such as family routine and greater quality time with parents, predicted leader self-efficacy. Further, findings noted that pre-college community service, extracurriculars, peer tutoring and perceptions of parental quality time and proactive parenting predicted leader emergence. This study suggests that students' leadership development is influenced by myriad systems across the lifespan and demonstrates that, as educators committed to student development, we must engage the full arc of our students' leadership journeys and provide for intentional partnerships between higher education and the K-12 community. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2022 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1331138 |
| Database: |
ERIC |