Exploring Associations Between Student Academic Achievement, Worry, Personality, and Parental Warmth and Control

Author

Katherine G. Kaufling, Bellarmine UniversityFollow
Courtney Keim, Bellarmine UniversityFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

25

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Parenting styles are related to high academic achievement (AA) and worrying, and yet excessive worrying may be related to lower AA. This study evaluates the potential nuanced relationships between AA, worry, parental warmth and control, and conscientiousness. 273 college students self-reported their GPAs and ACT scores, level of worry, conscientiousness, and their caregivers’ warmth and control. Parental warmth and control predicated AA, conscientiousness, and worry (r2 = .02 - .10), especially for male caregivers. Conscientiousness (R2 = .08) and worry (R2 = .03) moderated the relationship between parenting for male caregivers and academic achievement. Implications discussed include informing parents of behaviors that may increase their children’s academic success and psychological wellbeing.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

academic achievement, worry, anxiety, personality, parental warmth, parental control, parenting

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Kaufling, Katherine G. and Keim, Courtney (2020) "Exploring Associations Between Student Academic Achievement, Worry, Personality, and Parental Warmth and Control," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 25: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol25/iss2/5