Child Rearing Practices and Achievement in School

Abstract One-hundred sixty-nine sixth graders and 142 seventh graders were tested on standardized achievement tests in the areas of social studies, science, mathematics, and reading. The parents of these children completed a Child Rearing Practices Questionnaire (CRPQ) and the scores on this test were used as predictor variables in a series of regression equations to predict the child's achievement and grades in the above mentioned areas. Results indicated that the child rearing practices variables, in several cases, proved to be significant predictors of both grades and standardized achievement scores.