Naslov
The relations of parental supervision, parental school involvement and child’s social competence with school achievement in primary school

Autori
Brajša-Žganec, Andreja ; Merkaš, Marina ; Šakić Velić, Marija

Izvornik
Psychology in the schools (0033-3085) 56 (2019), 8; 1246-1258

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
parental supervision, parental school involvement, social competence, school achievement

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to examine the relation of parental supervision, parental involvement at school and child’s social competence with school achievement in primary school. A theoretical model was postulated that predicts direct and indirect effects of parental behaviors on adolescents’ school achievement. Participants were 1024 adolescents attending grades 5 through 8 in 20 primary schools in Croatia and one of their parents or guardians. Adolescents completed a scale assessing their self-perceived social competence and data on their grade point average were collected. Parents completed scales measuring parental supervision and parental involvement at school and they rated their child’s social competence. The results of model testing showed that parental behaviors have both direct and indirect effect on adolescents’ school achievement. Greater parental supervision and school involvement have a direct and an indirect, through their effects on child’s social competence, positive effects on adolescents’ school achievement.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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