New Perspectives in Science Education

Edition 13

Accepted Abstracts

Parenting Styles as a Predictor of Social Anxiety and Academic Achievements of University Students

Samreen Khurshid, Foundation University Rawalpindi Campus (Pakistan)

Rashid Rapheal, Foundation University Rawalpindi Campus (Pakistan)

Abstract

Present study was conducted to investigate the parenting styles as a predictor of social anxiety and academic achievements. Convenient sampling technique was used to get the sample of 200 students. Sample was selected from Rawalpindi and Islamabad Universities. Social anxiety among University students was measured by using social anxiety questionnaire developed by Shelina Bhamani (2012), and parenting styles questionnaire developed by Burri (1991) was used. Academic achievement was accessed through students CGPA record. Hypotheses were formulated accordance with the previous literature. SPSS version 21 was used to compute results. Correlation and regression statistical tests were run to analyze data. Results of study revealed that social anxiety significantly and negatively predicts academic achievement and authoritative parenting style significantly and positively predict academic achievement. Results of study revealed that authoritarian parenting significantly and negatively predicts academic achievement and authoritarian parenting significantly and positively predict social anxiety. Study also conclude that permissive parenting significantly and negatively predicts academic achievement . Present study has significant implications for students as many interventional programs can be developed based on the findings of present study.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Authoritarian parenting, Authoritative parenting, Permissive parenting, Social anxiety;

 

 

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