Parenting Correlates of Changes in School Engagement among Racial/Ethnic Minority Students

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Title: Parenting Correlates of Changes in School Engagement among Racial/Ethnic Minority Students
Language: English
Authors: Aryn M. Dotterer (ORCID 0000-0002-4199-0165)
Source: Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal. 2025 28(1).
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Minority Groups, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Multiracial Persons, Middle School Students, Urban Schools, Affective Behavior, Conflict, Knowledge Level, Parents, Predictor Variables, Learner Engagement, Socialization, Student Participation, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Gender Differences
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-025-10067-z
ISSN: 1381-2890
1573-1928
Abstract: The present study examined the extent to which parent-adolescent relationship quality and parenting practices were associated with changes in school engagement among racial and ethnic minority adolescents. Participants (58% female) were 208 racial/ethnic minority students (63% African American, 19% Latinx, 18% Multiracial) in grades 6-8 from an urban middle school in the Midwestern United States. In the fall (Time 1) and subsequent spring (Time 2) of the school year, youth completed in-school surveys with items on parent-adolescent warmth, conflict, parental knowledge, academic socialization, and school engagement (commitment to learning, school trouble, school bonding, school self-esteem). Results from residualized change models revealed that parental knowledge was a salient and consistent predictor of changes in school engagement. These results suggest that parents' awareness or understanding of adolescents' daily lives and activities is key to supporting school engagement during early adolescence. Parental knowledge of adolescents' daily lives can foster a more collaborative relationship between home and school, which can boost adolescents' engagement in school.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1473561
Database: ERIC
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