Parents' involvement in adolescents' schooling: a multidimensional conceptualisation and mediational model

Abstract

This study examined the impact of parental involvement on adolescents' academic achievement in Korean families. The major strengths of the current research are the study of multiple dimensions of parental involvement, the longitudinal design and the consideration of mediating variables. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the direct and indirect effects of parental involvement on students' academic achievement using data from a nationally representative sample of middle school students from the Korea Youth Panel Survey. Results indicated: (1) parental involvement dimensions positively influenced achievement through its effects on student self‐concept and locus of control; and (2) parents' increased participation in involvement practices (monitoring, educational expectation and affection) increases students' self‐concept and locus of control.

Keywords:

• parental involvement
• adolescent
• student achievement
• self‐concept
• locus of control
• longitudinal study

Acknowledgement

This work was supported by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Research Fund granted to Sukkyung You.

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