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- Title
Parental Involvement in Primary School Education: its Relationship with Children’s Academic Performance and Psychosocial Competence through Engaging Children with School.
- Authors
Wong, Rosa Sze Man; Ho, Frederick Ka Wing; Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang; Tung, Keith Tsz Suen; Chow, Chun Bong; Rao, Nirmala; Chan, Ko Ling; Ip, Patrick
- Abstract
The benefits of parental involvement in children’s education have been well established but increasing evidence suggests that overparenting may have adverse effects on children. The question of whether excessive parental involvement hinders children’s academic and psychosocial development warrants further investigations. This study examined the associations of parental educational involvement at home and in school with academic performance and psychological health of 507 Chinese Grade 3 schoolchildren in Hong Kong. Parents reported on their level of involvement in children’s schooling and their children’s psychosocial issues. Children were surveyed to determine their school engagement, and their Chinese language and mathematics attainment was assessed. We also explored the underlying mechanism by testing children’s engagement with school as a mediator of the relationships. Our results showed that home-based parental educational involvement was positively associated with children’s language competence and psychosocial wellbeing, and the associations were linked through engaging children with school. However, the benefits reached a plateau at higher level of parental involvement in children’s learning at home. School-based parental involvement had an indirect effect on children’s prosocial behavior through school engagement. These findings highlight the significance of optimal level of parental involvement in children’s education at home for children’s development.
- Subjects
CHINA; PARENT participation in elementary education; ACADEMIC achievement; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; PARENT-child relationships; PROSOCIAL behavior; PROBLEM children; CHINESE language education; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Child & Family Studies, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 5, p1544
- ISSN
1062-1024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10826-017-1011-2