%0 Journal Article
%T The mediating effects of self-esteem and delinquency on the relationship between family social capital and adolescents¡¯ educational achievement
%A Omolola Abiola Adedokun
%A Mark A Balschweid
%J Educate~
%D 2008
%I University of London
%X Using a nationally representative data of rural adolescent boys and girls in 10th grade through 12th grade, this study explored the mediating effects of self-esteem and delinquency on the educational achievement of rural adolescents. Structural equation modeling analyses reveal that the combination of self-esteem and delinquency completely mediates the influence of family social capital on educational achievement. The findings of the models make a compelling case that the impact of family processes on educational achievement is indirect rather than direct.
%K Social capital
%K Delinquency
%K Self-esteem
%U http://www.educatejournal.org/index.php?journal=educate&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=153