Participant background (local vs. immigrant) did not significantly moderate the attitude–proficiency association¶
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q3 i? The omnibus test for participant background was non-significant in both the three-level model (F(1, 129) = 2.38, p = .125) and the RVE analysis (p = .257), despite descriptively different point estimates. → Maria Adelina Ianos 2026
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Maria Adelina Ianos 2026¶
Maria Adelina Ianos, Andrei Rusu, Ramona Paloş, Cristina Petreñas, Clara Sansó. (2026). Linking Language Attitudes to Proficiency Across Learning Contexts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Correlational Evidence. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10193-w
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Null moderator result from the three-level meta-analysis: local participants (k = 117, r = .33) versus immigrant participants (k = 14, r = .24). No statistically significant difference; equivalence was not tested. H3c was not supported.
"Descriptively, the point estimates differed (local: r =.33, 95% CI [.27, .39], I² = 94.3%; immigrant: r =.24, 95% CI [.13, .35], I² = 58.2%), but the confidence intervals overlapped substantially, and the omnibus test was non-significant."
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Participant background (local vs. immigrant) did not significantly moderate the attitude–proficiency association |
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