Study of the Effects of Parenting Styles and Self-Regulation on Academic Achievement

ABSTRACT: the current study aims to study the effect of parenting styles and self-regulation approaches in learning on academic achievement of guidance school children. 261male students studying in GheireEntefaie junior class were selected in multistage cluster method from 2, 6 and 14 areas of education centers in Tehran. Data were obtained by Parenting Styles and Self-Regulation Approaches Questionnaires and also school transcript. Studentʹs final average of junior high school students was considered as academic achievement. Research data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, chi-square, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression. there was a significant relationship between parentʹs parenting styles and self-regulation approaches and studentʹs academic achievement. The strongest factor to predict studentʹs academic achievement was assertiveparenting style and self-regulation approaches are at a later stage of assertiveparenting styles.parentʹs parenting styles and studentʹs self-regulation approaches is very important in their academic achievement.