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Thesis
PARENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2014
Abstract
Self-determination theory and theories of parenting effectiveness have emphasized the importance of parenting attributes such as autonomy support, warmth, and involvement. These parenting attributes have been linked to many positive factors such as prosocial behavior and academic success among school-aged children. However, the potential influence of these parenting factors is often overlooked when studying college-aged students. Thus, it was one goal of the present study to examine correlations between undergraduate students' perceived parental autonomy support, parental warmth, parental involvement, and academic success. Previous research has also found students receive better grades and develop critical thinking skills in an autonomy-supportive classroom. Consequently, a secondary goal of this study was to examine the ability of perceived instructor autonomy support and parental autonomy to predict undergraduate students' academic success. Results revealed that undergraduate students' academic success is predicted by instructor autonomy support. However, no significant correlation was found between parenting factors and academic success.
Details
- Title
- PARENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Identifiers
- 99380090846906600
- Academic Unit
- Psychology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida