Parenting Quality Dimensions and Academic Achievement Longitudinally in Maltreated Youth

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Abstract

This study explored four dimensions of parenting quality and academic achievement in a sample of maltreated adolescents, using data from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being. A nested model examined changes in individual reading and math achievement scores across three time periods and between individuals. Results found significant effects from several dimensions of parenting quality on reading and math achievement over time, including structure, involvement, and autonomy support. Additionally, differences existed between both reading and math scores according to whether maltreatment investigations were unsubstantiated or substantiated. Implications include the need for continuing research into ways that perceptions of parenting relate to academic achievement in maltreated adolescents, as results were not entirely consistent with previous studies.

Author

• Mary A Hershberger, The University of New Mexico