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Adolescence

1978

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Expressed Parental Attitudes Toward Child Rearing In Relation To Study Habits, Study Attitudes And Study Skills Achievement In Early Adolescence, Minerva Elizabeth Straman Jan 1978

Expressed Parental Attitudes Toward Child Rearing In Relation To Study Habits, Study Attitudes And Study Skills Achievement In Early Adolescence, Minerva Elizabeth Straman

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Problem. Parents' attitudes toward child rearing are considered to be a major factor affecting their children's study habits, study attitudes, and study skills achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between parental attitudes toward child rearing and the study skills, study habits, and study attitudes of early adolescents toward their schoolwork.

Method. The student population used in the study were the 103 seventh- and eighth-grade students who were enrolled in Andrews Junior Academy at Berrien Springs, Michigan during the 1977-78 school year. The parents included in the study were the parents of …