Academic success is an important indicator of an adolescent's social success, professional skills and income later in life. Understanding the factors associated with it is therefore crucial for reducing the negative consequences of academic failure. Within the framework of the master's thesis, we examined the relationship between parenting styles, parental involvement and academic success on a sample of elementary school students. 111 adolescents took part in the study and reported on their parents' behaviour using the Relationship with Parents Questionnaire (VOS; Kozina idr., 2010) and the Inventory of Parental Influences (IPI; Puklek Levpušček in Zupančič, 2009). Their parents reported on the students' academic performance and age, and on the level of education they themselves have completed. The results showed that academic success is significantly positively associated with academic pressure and negatively with academic support. No significant correlations were found between academic success and parenting styles. The analysis of the results showed no significant differences between male and female students' perception of parental involvement. We also found no differences in parental involvement between adolescents with lower and higher educated parents. Seventh graders reported significantly more academic help from parents than eighth graders, who reported significantly more academic help than ninth graders. Perceived amount of academic pressure did not differ significantly between grades. Seventh-graders more often reported authoritarian parenting than eighth-graders, while ninth-graders reported authoritarian parenting style more often than seventh-graders. The amount of rewarding students reported did not differ between grades. Authoritative parenting style was negatively associated with academic pressure and positively with academic support and academic help. Authoritarian parenting style was positively associated with parental pressure and negatively with academic support. The presented findings can provide additional insight into the factors of academic performance of adolescents and thus guide psychologists and counsellors in the preparation of educational programs for parents.
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