Is Parental Support or Parental Involvement More Important for Adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of parents in adolescent students' academic well--being.We hypothesized that parental support and parental involvement would each predict unique variance in both self--esteem and academic self--efficacy.There were 250 participants (99 male, 151 female) between sixth through twelfth grade from various counties across Kentucky.Students were given a packet consisting of different surveys and questionnaires to complete relating to the study.The results of a regression analysis revealed that parental support and involvement positively predicted both academic self--efficacy and self--esteem.These results suggest that both parental support and parental involvement are equally important to a student's academic well--being.