relationship of authoritarian parenting style and academic performance in school students

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the predictive relationship between authoritarian parenting style and academic performance in school students. The sample of 100 school students [50 male and 50 female] with an age range 9 to 17 years with mean age of 14.6 [±SD= 3.69] were recruited from various educational institutions of Karachi, Pakistan. The Authoritarian Parenting Style was assessed through subscale of Parental Authority Questionnaire [PAQ; Buri, 1991] whereas he Academic performance was assessed through last class achieved grade point. The Linear Regression analysis was employed for statistical analysis of the data. Results reveal authoritarian parenting style as a significant predictor of academic performance in school students. The authoritarian parenting style accounted for 38% variance in scores of academic performance. The implications and avenues for future studies are discussed