Overparenting and Homework: The Student's Task, but Everyone's Responsibility

Autor/inn/en	Locke, Judith Y.; Kavanagh, David J.; Campbell, Marilyn A.
Titel	Overparenting and Homework: The Student's Task, but Everyone's Responsibility
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 26 (2016) 1, S.1-15 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1037-2911
DOI	10.1017/jgc.2015.29
Schlagwörter	Parenting Styles; Parent Participation; Parent Child Relationship; Homework; Child Development; Adolescent Development; Well Being; Measures (Individuals); Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Intention; Scores; Parent Responsibility; Attribution Theory; Student Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Hausaufgabe; Kindesentwicklung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Messdaten; Fragebogen; Elternverhalten
Abstract	A high level of parental involvement is widely considered to be essential for optimal child and adolescent development and wellbeing, including academic success. However, recent consideration has been given to the idea that extremely high levels of parental involvement (often called "overparenting" or "helicopter parenting") might not be beneficial. This study used a newly created overparenting measure, the Locke Parenting Scale (LPS), to investigate the association of overparenting and children's homework. Eight hundred and sixty-six parents completed online questionnaires about their parenting beliefs and intentions, and their attitudes associated with their child's homework. Parents with higher LPS scores tended to take more personal responsibility for the completion of their child's homework than did other parents, and ascribed greater responsibility for homework completion to their child's teacher. However, increased perceived responsibility by parents and teachers was not accompanied by a commensurate reduction in what they perceived was the child's responsibility. Future research should examine whether extreme parental attitudes and reported behaviours translate to validated changes in actual homework support. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01