Longitudinal Effects of Parental Academic Support on Academic Achievement in Korea: Will You Be a Companion or a Manager in Your Children’s Academic Support?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. PAS
2.2.2. Adolescents’ Psychological Attribute
2.2.3. School Achievement
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics for the Main Variables
3.2. Correlations between PAS and Adolescents’ Psychological Attribute and Academic Achievement
3.3. Effect of PAS and Adolescents’ Psychological Attribute on Academic Achievement
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Variables and Items | M (SD) | Factor Loadings |
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Parental academic support (PAS) as companion | ||
My parents teach me how to study. | 2.83 (1.22) | 0.83 |
My parents give me advice on how to study. | 3.40 (1.17) | 0.80 |
My parents provide me with a study-friendly environment. | 3.51 (1.06) | 0.72 |
My parents check my schoolwork and homework. | 3.32 (1.15) | 0.66 |
Parental academic support (PAS) as manager | ||
My parents collect information about private tutoring or private institutes for me. | 3.21 (1.22) | 0.82 |
My parents spare no money for my studies. | 3.59 (1.09) | 0.75 |
My parents care about my grades. | 3.55 (1.10) | 0.65 |
My parents check in about my daily life and manage my schedule. | 3.53 (1.07) | 0.62 |
Self-regulation | ||
I do not put off what I have to do today. | 3.09 (0.96) | 0.78 |
I organize and clean my desk by myself. | 3.71 (0.99) | 0.76 |
If I have a lot of work to do, I make a plan and complete tasks one-by-one. | 3.37 (1.05) | 0.75 |
I pack the supplies I need to bring to school the next day by myself. | 4.01 (0.85) | 0.70 |
I often watch TV or play before doing my homework. | 2.61 (1.05) | 0.47 |
Amotivation | ||
I do not know what I’m doing at school. | 1.99 (1.04) | 0.93 |
I do not know why I go to school. | 2.03 (1.03) | 0.92 |
I feel like I’m wasting my time at school. | 2.20 (1.08) | 0.90 |
I do not know why I have to study. | 2.20 (1.03) | 0.90 |
Appendix B
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Variables | Father n (%) | Mother n (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 24–39 years | 882 (13.34) | 2589 (37.87) |
40–49 years | 4566 (69.10) | 3946 (57.72) | |
50–59 years | 444 (6.72) | 151 (2.21) | |
No answer | 716 (10.84) | 150 (2.19) | |
Education level | High school and below | 2402 (36.35) | 3094 (45.26) |
Community college | 1142 (17.28) | 1456 (21.30) | |
Four-year university | 2114 (31.99) | 1893 (27.69) | |
Graduate school and above | 651 (9.85) | 290 (4.24) | |
No answer | 299 (4.52) | 103 (1.51) | |
Total | 6608 (100.0%) | 6836 (100.0) |
Variables | M (SD) | Range | Skewness | Kurtosis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 1 | PAS | as companion | 3.26 (0.74) | 1–5 | −0.12 | −0.27 |
as manager | 3.47 (0.90) | 1–5 | −0.21 | 0.08 | ||
Year 4 | Adolescent psychological attribute | self-regulation | 3.36 (0.61) | 1–5 | −0.04 | 0.16 |
amotivation | 2.10 (0.59) | 1–5 | 0.84 | 0.39 | ||
School achievement (test scores) | Korean | 230.09 (46.34) | 140–329 | −0.20 | −0.82 | |
Math | 231.67 (50.96) | 147–324 | 0.08 | −1.06 | ||
English | 250.16 (51.51) | 150–331 | −0.14 | −1.00 |
PAS (Y1) | Psychological Attribute (Y4) | Academic Achievement (Y4) | |||||
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1. As Companion | 2. As Manager | 3. Self-Regulation | 4. Amotivation | 5. Korean | 6. Math | 7. English | |
1 | 1 | ||||||
2 | 0.55 *** | 1 | |||||
3 | 0.16 *** | 0.12 *** | 1 | ||||
4 | −0.14 *** | −0.09 *** | −34 *** | 1 | |||
5 | 0.10 *** | 0.04 ** | 0.15 *** | −0.24 *** | 1 | ||
6 | 0.14 *** | 0.15 *** | 0.16 *** | −0.25 *** | 0.63 *** | 1 | |
7 | 0.17 *** | 0.14 *** | 0.19 *** | −0.26 *** | 0.69 *** | 0.70 *** | 1 |
Path | Estimate (S.E.) | Standardized Estimate |
---|---|---|
PAS as companion ⇒ self-regulation | 0.19 (0.02) *** | 0.22 |
PAS as companion ⇒ amotivation | −0.25 (0.03) *** | −0.23 |
PAS as manager ⇒ self-regulation | −0.02 (0.03) | −0.03 |
PAS as manager ⇒ amotivation | 0.08 (0.03) ** | 0.07 |
self-regulation ⇒ academic achievement | 3.71 (0.75) *** | 0.08 |
amotivation ⇒ academic achievement | −10.14 (0.52) *** | −0.27 |
PAS as companion ⇒ academic achievement | 4.73 (1.09) *** | 0.12 |
PAS as manager ⇒ academic achievement | 1.54 (1.23) | 0.03 |
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Jang, Y.; Suh, Y. Longitudinal Effects of Parental Academic Support on Academic Achievement in Korea: Will You Be a Companion or a Manager in Your Children’s Academic Support? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010823
Jang Y, Suh Y. Longitudinal Effects of Parental Academic Support on Academic Achievement in Korea: Will You Be a Companion or a Manager in Your Children’s Academic Support? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(20):10823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010823
Chicago/Turabian StyleJang, Yujin, and Youngmeen Suh. 2021. "Longitudinal Effects of Parental Academic Support on Academic Achievement in Korea: Will You Be a Companion or a Manager in Your Children’s Academic Support?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20: 10823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010823