title: Self-concept and attitude to school as predictors of academic achievement by West Indian adolescents.
abstract: The Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory and the School Sentiment Index were administered to 215 West Indian middle-class 14-yr.-olds (95 boys and 120 girls) to assess their validity as predictors of academic achievement. Step-wise multiple regression analysis identified School-Academic, a self-concept measure, as the strongest predictor of academic achievement.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept; D014900:West Indies