Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between parenting styles, undergraduates’ academic performances and socio-demographic factors (ethnic group and socioeconomic status) among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). This is a cross sectional survey research, which i...

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Main Authors: Che Hassan, Norlizah, Hew, Min Sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59201/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59201/1/59201.pdf
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description The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between parenting styles, undergraduates’ academic performances and socio-demographic factors (ethnic group and socioeconomic status) among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). This is a cross sectional survey research, which involved 302 undergraduates from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The instrument of Parenting Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) from Buri (1991) was used to measure the undergraduates’ perceived parenting style. The collected data was analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS). The findings showed there was a significant negative relationship between authoritarian parenting style and undergraduates’ academic performance (r = -0.160*), but no significant relationship between academic performance and the other two parenting styles, which were authoritative and permissive parenting style. Chi-square test showed that there was no significant difference in parenting styles among the undergraduates in term of ethnic group (Pearson X² (6, N=302) = 4.520, p > 0.05), as well as socioeconomic status (Pearson X² (6, N=302) = 4.249, p > 0.05). This study showed that authoritarian parenting style is negatively correlated with academic performance. Hence, recommendations are given to parents, tertiary education institution and educators.
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spelling upm-592012018-02-26T03:25:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59201/ Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia Che Hassan, Norlizah Hew, Min Sen The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between parenting styles, undergraduates’ academic performances and socio-demographic factors (ethnic group and socioeconomic status) among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). This is a cross sectional survey research, which involved 302 undergraduates from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The instrument of Parenting Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) from Buri (1991) was used to measure the undergraduates’ perceived parenting style. The collected data was analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS). The findings showed there was a significant negative relationship between authoritarian parenting style and undergraduates’ academic performance (r = -0.160*), but no significant relationship between academic performance and the other two parenting styles, which were authoritative and permissive parenting style. Chi-square test showed that there was no significant difference in parenting styles among the undergraduates in term of ethnic group (Pearson X² (6, N=302) = 4.520, p > 0.05), as well as socioeconomic status (Pearson X² (6, N=302) = 4.249, p > 0.05). This study showed that authoritarian parenting style is negatively correlated with academic performance. Hence, recommendations are given to parents, tertiary education institution and educators. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59201/1/59201.pdf Che Hassan, Norlizah and Hew, Min Sen (2017) Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7 (14). pp. 403-417. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/195 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i14/3677
spellingShingle Che Hassan, Norlizah
Hew, Min Sen
Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia
title Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_full Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_fullStr Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_short Relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_sort relationship between parenting styles, academic performance and socio-demographic factors among undergraduates at universiti putra malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59201/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59201/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59201/1/59201.pdf