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Relations of authoritative parenting style to student outcomes: The mediating role of self-efficacy and task value
Citation
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
New York City, March 24–28, 2008
New York City, March 24–28, 2008
Abstract
This study examines whether the relation between authoritative parenting and student outcomes is mediated by students’ self-efficacy and task value, using a structural equation model. Our study was based on adolescents’ self-report data of 2090 Grade-9 students from 39 schools in Singapore. The results of the study confirm the mediating role of self-efficacy and task value in
the relations between authoritative parenting and student outcomes. In addition, some direct associations were also found between authoritative parenting and student engagement and disengagement in the classroom. Students with warm, firm, and democratic parents tended to have better school performance and stronger engagement in school.
Date Issued
2008
Project
Core - Panel 2