Volume : I, Issue : V, October - 2012

Parenting styles on Academic Achievement of Adolescents

Shalini Aiyappa, Dr. Balakrishna Acharya

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The study examined the influence of parenting style on academic achievement of adolescents. The sample comprised of 973 Pre University college students ranging in age between 16–18 years studying in second year Pre University in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka. The participants were administered Buri’s parenting style questionnaire (1991). Academic achievement was measured based on the grades obtained in the tenth grade public examination. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and backward regression analysis. The results of the study revealed that parenting style of both mother and father correlated with academic achievement. Backward regression analysis revealed authoritarian parenting style of father had a negative influence on academic achievement. In conclusion the more the fathers and mothers adopted an authoritarian style of parenting lower was the academic achievement of adolescents. Based on the findings it is suggested that parent education be incorporated in schools.  

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Shalini Aiyappa, Dr. Balakrishna Acharya Parenting styles on Academic Achievement of Adolescents International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.I, Issue.V Oct 2012

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