Parenting and teaching styles in relation to student characteristics and self-regulated learning

Žerak, Urška (author), Juriševič, Mojca (author), Pečjak, Sonja (author)

Parents and teachers play a key role in developing students' self-regulated learning (SRL), which is closely linked to academic achievement and acts as a protective factor for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Research has shown that authoritative parenting style, parental responsiveness, emotional warmth, behavioural control, and autonomy support are associated with better academic performance. In addition, studies have shown that the quality of the teacher-student relationship plays an important role in the development of SRL. However, there is limited research on the relationship between school and home environmental factors, student characteristics, and SRL, especially in primary school. The present study examined the relationship between parenting styles, teaching styles, student characteristics, and SRL. The sample included 328 ninth-grade students in Slovenian primary schools. SRL, parenting styles, and teaching styles were assessed using student self-reports. Using latent profile analysis, three subtypes of parenting styles (discipline-oriented parenting, democratic parenting, and responsive parenting) and three subtypes of teaching styles (autonomy-supportive teaching, diverse teaching, and directive teaching) were identified. Results indicate that students who perceive autonomy-supportive teaching and responsive parenting styles exhibit higher levels of SRL. Autonomy-supportive teaching was positively associated with student achievement. This study highlights the importance of an authoritative parenting and teaching style for the development of SRL in primary school.

• Language: English
• Keywords: parenting style, teaching style, self-regulated learning, primary education, autonomy support, latent profile analysis
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education; FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 1327–1351
• Numbering: Vol. 39, iss. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-151442
• UDC: 37.015.3
• ISSN on article: 1878-5174
• DOI: 10.1007/s10212-023-00742-0
• COBISS.SI-ID: 165572355
• Publication date in RUL: 06.10.2023

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: European journal of psychology of education
• Publisher: Springer Nature, Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida (ISPA)
• ISSN: 1878-5174
• COBISS.SI-ID: 516089113

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: starševski slog, učiteljski slog, samoregulativno učenje, podpora avtonomije, latentna analiza profilov, osnovnošolsko izobraževanje, starši, učenci