ERIC Number: EJ745047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 35
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 64
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Goals, Practices, and Styles in Relation to Their Motivation and Achievement
Spera, Christopher
Journal of Early Adolescence, v26 n4 p456-490 2006
The current study examines research questions proposed by an expanded version of Darling and Steinberg's contextual model of parenting. Using a sample of 184 adolescents, the analyses indicated that adolescents' perceptions of parental educational goals and values were related positively and significantly to their reports of parental school involvement and parental monitoring. In turn, adolescents' perceptions of parental involvement in schoolwork were related positively and significantly to their interest in school, internal academic self-regulation, and goal pursuit. Parental styles moderated the relationship between parental practices and student grades, with parental involvement and monitoring most effective under child-centered parenting styles. The implications of the study results on the parental socialization of school achievement and motivation are considered. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Parenting Styles, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Parent School Relationship, Parent Role, Parent Aspiration, Child Rearing, Student Motivation, Socialization
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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