Exploring the Impact of Parenting Styles on Academic Motivation and Achievement in Adolescents: A Cross-Cultural Literature Review in Middle School Students

Abstract

This paper examined empirical studies on the relationship between parental attitude, parenting style, and childrens academic achievement. The work began with a review of the literature on parenting styles and their relationship to child development from a typological perspective, as well as current research on the relationship between parenting styles, academic motivation, and adolescent academic performance. Also, it reports a significant correlation between childrens academic achievement and parental style. The reviews findings indicate authoritative parental styles are associated with higher academic achievement among adolescents worldwide. For the other three parenting styles, cross-cultural and cross-societal findings remained inconsistent. In addition, the paper examined factors such as differences in parental styles between nations. Finally, the paper highlighted the significance of researching parenting styles and how they can be refined in the future. Based on the studys findings, it is recommended that parents and instructors collaborate to improve the academic achievement of middle school students.