%0 Journal Article
%T A Potential Avenue for Academic Success: Hope Predicts an Achievement
%A Dante D. Dixson
%A David Stevens
%J Journal of Black Psychology
%@ 1552-4558
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0095798418805644
%X In a sample of 117 African American students, we examined how well hope predicts five psychosocial variables¡ªschool belonging, academic self-concept, goal valuation, attitude toward teachers, and academic motivation/self-regulation¡ªthat altogether make up an achievement-oriented psychosocial profile. Results indicated that, after controlling for demographics and previous achievement, the subscales of hope accounted for a meaningful portion of all five psychosocial variables, ranging from 17.2% to 29.9%. The agency subscale of hope was a significant predictor of all five psychosocial variables, while pathways was only a significant predictor of goal valuation and academic self-concept. Given that several quick and effective universal hope interventions have been developed, these results suggest that hope may be a promising avenue to improve the achievement-related outcomes of African American students as well as aid in mitigating the achievement gap
%K hope
%K African Americans
%K achievement
%K psychosocial factors
%K adolescents
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0095798418805644