The Economics of Parenting, Self-esteem and Academic Performance
Theory and a Test
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9728456 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rajeev Darolia (George Washington University), Bruce Wydick (0000-0003-3619-9026, University of San Francisco) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 310 |
| Pages | 215-239 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2009.00802.x |
| OpenAlex | W2128298591 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper develops a theory about how signals sent to a child by an altruistic parent affect the child's self-esteem, effort and long-term performance when the parent has better information about child ability than the child does. We carry out OLS, 2SLS and 3SLS estimations of our model on a sample of 651 college students. Our results show that some complementary actions before college, such as parental praise, foster academic achievement above what natural ability would predict. Conversely, we find that some substitutionary actions before college, e.g. providing cars as gifts, are associated with lower effort in college and underachievement
Academic achievement · Affect (linguistics) · Developmental psychology · Praise · Sample (material) · Self-esteem · Test (biology) · Higher Education Research Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology
Determinants of academic achievement in Japanese university students
In spite of patriarchy
Reward or punishment? An examination of the relationship between teacher and parent behavior and test scores in the Gambia
Developing educational and vocational aspirations through international child sponsorship
Hidden human capital
Household economic strengthening through financial and psychosocial programming
Self‐Esteem and the Reproduction of Social Class
An introduction to multivariate statistical analysis
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
The Black-White Test Score Gap Through Third Grade
Survey Questions
The Intergenerational Effects of Compulsory Schooling
Human nature and the social order
Why the Apple Doesn’t Fall Far
A Survey of Weak Instruments and Weak Identification in Generalized Method of Moments
Understanding the Black-White Test Score Gap in the First Two Years of School
Instrument Relevance in Multivariate Linear Models
The effects of praise on children's intrinsic motivation
Undermining children's intrinsic interest with extrinsic reward
Praise for intelligence can undermine children's motivation and performance
Effects of externally mediated rewards on intrinsic motivation
Parental Behavior and Adolescent Self-Esteem
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |