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Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
Published on: September 19, 2019
Adolescents and their parents' perceptions about parenting characteristics. Who can better predict the adolescent's
Santiago Pelegrina1, M Cruz García-Linares, Pedro F Casanova
1Departamento de Psicología Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las lagunillas S/N Edificio.D2, 23071-Jaén, Spain. spelegri@ujaen.es
Abstract:
This study examined family factors reported by parents and their children in relation to children's academic competence. Adolescents and their parents (N=323) reported about the same family characteristics: parental acceptance and involvement in the children's education. Measures related to children's academic competence were: academic competence rated by the teacher, self-reported grades, perceived academic competence and motivational orientation. The results revealed low interrater agreement in family measures. Moreover, ratings by children about parenting characteristics seem higher than those of their parents in predicting academic-related measures. This was true especially in the case of children's reports on acceptance. However, in the case of involvement, parent's reports contributed towards predicting a higher number of variables.
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