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Parental Involvement in Primary School Education: its Relationship with Children’s Academic Performance and Psychosocial Competence through Engaging Children with School

Auteurs: Rosa Sze Man Wong, Frederick Ka Wing Ho, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Keith Tsz Suen Tung, Chun Bong Chow, Nirmala Rao, Ko Ling Chan, Patrick Ip

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 5/2018

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.

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Titel: Parental Involvement in Primary School Education: its Relationship with Children’s Academic Performance and Psychosocial Competence through Engaging Children with School
Auteurs: Rosa Sze Man Wong
Frederick Ka Wing Ho
Wilfred Hing Sang Wong
Keith Tsz Suen Tung
Chun Bong Chow
Nirmala Rao
Ko Ling Chan
Patrick Ip
Publicatiedatum: 10-01-2018
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 5/2018
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-1011-2

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