marieke meeuwisse - risbo

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The family-study interface:Differences and similarities between

ethnic minority and ethnic majority students

Marieke Meeuwisse, Risbo, Erasmus University RotterdamMarise Ph. Born, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Sabine E. Severiens, Risbo, Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Theory - Conflict

Three types of interrole conflict (Greenhaus & Beutell, 1985; Carlson, 1999)

• Time-based conflict• Strain-based conflict• Behavior-based conflict

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Theoretical model

FSC-time

FSC-strain

FSC-behavior

Participation in family activities

Family support

Involvement with

family

Effort

School satisfaction

GPA

Figure 1. Theoretical model of family-study conflict, its antecedents and academic outcomes.

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Method

• Data collected among 1656 fulltime students at a major university in the Netherlands

• Mage = 22.18 (SD = 2.76)• 21% non-Western ethnic minority students

• Multivariate analyses of variance• Linear structural modeling analyses (Amos)

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Results (1) – Multivariate analysis: GPA

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Figure 2. Mean difference in GPA for ethnic groups.

F(1) = 17.37, p < .01, partial η = .01

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Results (2) – Multivariate analysis: effort and satisfaction

Figure 3. Mean difference in study effort and school satisfaction for ethnic groups.

Effort: F(1) = 5.23, p < .05, partial η = .00Satisfaction: F(1) = 7.31, p < .05, partial η = .01

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Results (3) – Multivariate analysis: conflict

Figure 4. Mean difference in family-study conflict for ethnic groups.

Time: F(1) = 17.48, p < .01, partial η = .01Strain: F(1) = 23.07, p < .01, partial η = .02Behavior: F(1) = 8.68, p < .01, partial η = .01

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Results (4) – Multivariate analysis: antecedents

Figure 5. Mean difference in participation in family activities, family support and involvement with family for ethnic groups.

Family activities: F(1) = 47.87, p < .01, partial η = .03Family support: F(1) = .77, nsFamily involvement: F(1) = 12.56, p < .01, partial η = .01

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Results (5) - The model

FSC-time

FSC-strain

FSC-behavior

Participation in family activities

Family support

Involvement with

family

Effort

School satisfaction

GPA

Figure 6. Accepted model for total group of participants (N = 1656).Figure 6. Accepted model for ethnic minority students (N = 342).

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Conclusion

• Ethnic minority students participated more in family activities, were more involved with their family, reported more family-study conflict, less study effort and earned lower grades compared to ethnic majority students;

• Family-study conflict impairs academic outcomes;• Family support reduces family-study conflict;• Involvement with the family (for ethnic minority

students in particular) reduces behavior-based conflict.

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Discussion

Family is important in the lives of students:

It is up to the higher education institutes to promote the importance of family and to

enable students to keep close relationships with their family.

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Thank you for your attention

The family-study interface:Differences and similarities between

ethnic minority and ethnic majority students

meeuwisse@risbo.eur.nl