The impact of socioeconomic status on parental factors in promoting academic achievement in Chinese children |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China;2. School of Chemistry and Life Science, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007, PR China;1. Department of Comparative Human Development, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States;2. Institute for the Science and Art of Learning and Teaching, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines;1. Department of Psychology, University of Washington, United States;2. Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States;3. Department of Radiology, University of Washington, United States |
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| Abstract: | Children from families of low socioeconomic status (SES) tend to experience lower academic achievement than children from middle-SES families. This discrepancy can be attributed to a range of parental factors. The present study tested: (1) the extent to which academic achievement in three core subjects differs between children from low- and middle-SES backgrounds; (2) the differences in parental expectation, parental involvement, and child engagement across the two groups; and (3) the mediating role of parental expectation, parental involvement, and child engagement in explaining how SES influences children’s academic achievement. The sample consisted of 184 primary students with low SES and 165 primary students with middle SES from mainstream primary schools in Hong Kong. Results revealed significant differences in parental expectation, parental involvement, child engagement, as well as academic achievement in Chinese and English subjects between the low-SES and middle-SES groups. Our findings also suggest that parental expectation, parental involvement, and child engagement may be important mediators in the relationship between SES and academic achievement. |
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| Keywords: | Parent support Academic expectations School involvement Academic performance Poverty |
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