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Home, Parents, and Achievement Motivation: A Study of Key Home and Parental Factors that Predict Student Motivation and Engagement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Marianne Mansour  and
Andrew J. Martin
Marianne Mansour
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia.
Andrew J. Martin*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia. a.martin@edfac.usyd.edu.au
*
*Address for correspondence: Associate Professor Andrew J. Martin, Faculty of Education and Social Work, A35 — Education Building, University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia.

Abstract

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The home and parental factors that predict achievement motivation are an important focus in research, because they are a clear point for potential educational and psychological support for students. The present study investigates the achievement motivation of high school students, in the context of parental and home factors such as home resources, in- and out-of-home parental assistance, parenting style, and parental involvement in the school. Among a sample of 100 Australian high school students, hierarchal multiple linear regression analyses were performed in order to determine the relative salience of the proposed home and parental factors predicting students' achievement motivation. Results demonstrated that over and above demographic factors such as age, gender and ethnicity, home and parental factors do indeed play a critical function in predicting student motivation and engagement. Specifically, the study reveals that home resources and parenting style are the most salient home and parental factors associated with key aspects of achievement motivation and engagement (planning, task management, teacher–student relationships — positively, and self-handicapping — negatively). These findings affirm the role of the home and parents in students' academic development. Implications for future research and practice harnessing the present findings are discussed.

Keywords

homeparentsmotivation and engagement
Type
Articles
Information
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , 01 December 2009 , pp. 111 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009