ERIC Number: EJ852901
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
EISSN: N/A
Exploring Parental Factors, Adjustment, and Academic Achievement among White and Hispanic College Students
Yazedjian, Ani; Toews, Michelle L.; Navarro, Alice
Journal of College Student Development, v50 n4 p458-467 Jul-Aug 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine whether college adjustment mediated the relationship between parental factors, such as parental attachment, parental education, and parental expectations, and academic achievement among White and Hispanic first-year college students. We found that adjustment mediated the relationship between parental factors--quality of the parental relationship and parental education--and GPA for White students. However, none of the parental factors explained GPA for Hispanic students. These findings support previous research asserting that correlates of academic achievement might vary across ethnic groups. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Racial Differences, Academic Achievement, White Students, Hispanic American Students, Comparative Analysis, Student Adjustment, Parent Influence, Parent Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Educational Attainment, Expectation, Correlation
Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/subscribe.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A