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The Substance of Things Hoped for: a Study of the Future Orientation, Minority Status Perceptions, Academic Engagement, and Academic Performance of Black High School Students

William T. Brown

Yale University School of Medicine william.brown{at}yale.edu

James M. Jones

University of Delaware jmjones{at}udel.edu

This study investigated the relationship between the Future Temporal Orientation (FTO) and academic performance of African American high school students. We hypothesized that the relationship between FTO and academic performance would be mediated by students’ perceptions of the usefulness of an education and their valuing of academic work and that the relationships between FTO and the hypothesized mediators would be moderated by students’ perceptions of school and societal inequity. The students (N = 334) completed questionnaires assessing their temporal orientation and educational attitudes, and GPAs were gathered from their transcripts. Results and post hoc analyses supported the existence of a three-step process: FTO was associated with perceptions of education usefulness, which was then associated with valuing academic work (a relationship moderated by perceived unfair treatment at school), which was then associated with GPAs. The significance of FTO development as a normative process and possible protective factor against depressed academic achievement are discussed.

Key Words: future orientation • academic engagement • academic performance • African American • high school students

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 30, No. 2, 248-273 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0095798403260727
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