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

• Published in: Psychology in the schools Vol. 56; no. 8; pp. 1246 - 1258
• Main Authors: Brajša‐Žganec, Andreja, Merkaš, Marina, Šakić Velić, Marija
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley-Blackwell 01-09-2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Adolescents; Competence; Correlation; Elementary School Students; Elementary Schools; Foreign Countries; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade Point Average; Guardians; Indirect effects; Interpersonal Competence; Measures (Individuals); Parent Attitudes; Parent Participation; Parent School Relationship; Parent Student Relationship; parental school involvement; parental supervision; Parents; Parents & parenting; school achievement; School Involvement; social competence; Social skills; Supervision; Teenagers; Croatia
• ISSN: 0033-3085; 1520-6807
• DOI: 10.1002/pits.22273

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 1,024 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.