PARENTING AND STUDENTS' GPA IN THE LATINO POPULATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

<p>The present study experimentally investigated Latino high school students’ grade point averages (GPA) and the parenting styles used by their parents based on Baumrind’s (1968, 1971, 1989, 1991) theory of parenting behaviors. Participants (N=52) were asked to take a survey of 62 questions total addressing three parenting dimensions as measured by the Escala Parental Breve to categorize their parents’ behaviors into parenting styles. Participants also responded to demographic questions such as English proficiency, household income, parents’ education level, and other relevant factors impacting parenting and GPA. Results from the study were limited as there was a limited number of participants; however, data trends were explored. The results indicate no significant relationship between Latino students’ GPAs and parenting styles. The majority of Latino parents were described by their high schoolers as engaging in protective and neglectful II parenting. Given the results, more research is needed about parenting in the Latino population from a cultural lens and understanding the relationship between parenting and GPA in these diverse communities.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Psy.D. Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Clinical Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2023

Author dc:creator

• Arboleda, Carolina

Contributors dc:contributor

• Charles Davis, PhD
• Emese Vitalis, PhD, MBA

• Latino Parenting
• GPA
• adolescents
• highschoolers
• academic achievement
• parenting
• authoritative parenting
• authoritarian parenting
• permissive parenting
• neglectful parenting
• protective parenting
• affiliative parenting
• Clinical Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/724

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1774