Parenting Style and Academic Success: How Can You Help Your Child Succeed?

Authors

• Elizabeth A. Weicker

Abstract

The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between the parenting style a college student experienced during childhood and the student’s most recent college GPA. Using survey data collected from undergraduate students throughout the United States, a between-subjects ANOVA was conducted to comparing different parenting styles and mean GPA for those styles. The parenting styles analyzed were authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive. Results indicated significant differences in GPA between parenting styles, with the authoritative parenting style producing the highest college GPA. In addition, an independent samples t-test was conducted to analyze the relationship between student satisfaction with the parenting style they experienced and their college GPA. Results of the t-test in the present study were also significant, indicating that students who were content with the way they were raised had a higher GPA than those who were not content. The results of the present study add to the existing knowledge surrounding parenting styles and academic success.

Recommended Citation

Weicker, Elizabeth A. (2022) "Parenting Style and Academic Success: How Can You Help Your Child Succeed?," Caravel Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 10, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/caravel/vol10/iss1/4