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Adolescents’ Perceptions of Parental Goals, Practices, and Styles in Relation to Their Motivation and Achievement

Bibliographic Data

ID11670927
AuthorsChristopher Spera (State University of New York at Albany,, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume26
Issue4
Pages456-490
Publication date2006-10-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431606291940
OpenAlexW2013823292
LanguageEN
Citations received51
References cited48

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

Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Parenting styles · Perception · Socialization · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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