Effects of Parental Work Conditions on Children’ School Achievement A Study of Dual- Earner Families in Malaysia

Authors

  • Johari Talib National University of Malaysia

Keywords:

working conditions, influence on children, school achievement

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze relationships between parental (dual-earner
families) work conditions (work conditions, work hours, work tempo), parenting styles
(parenting styles and parental involvement), children’s task engagement behaviour and
school achievement. This study takes account the demographic changes in Malaysian
families as result of urbanization and industrial-economic based. The study was
conducted using survey method approach based on human ecology theory employed 200
dual earner families as sample. Using path model analysis, the study indicates number of
consistent relationships between demographic variables, parenting styles, children’s task
engagement behaviour and school achievement. Effects of mothers’ and fathers’ work
conditions, parenting styles on children’s behaviour and school achievement were about
similar. Overall, parental work conditions, parental authoritarianism, parental
authoritativeness, parental involvement, socioeconomic status (parental job status, salary,
parental education) had strong effects on children’s task engagement behaviour and
school achievement. Children’s task engagement behaviour also found to have strong
effect on children’s school achievement.

Author Biography

Johari Talib, National University of Malaysia

Johari Talib PhD
National University of Malaysia
Email: johari@ukm.my

Downloads

Published

2009-01-07

How to Cite

Talib, J. . (2009). Effects of Parental Work Conditions on Children’ School Achievement A Study of Dual- Earner Families in Malaysia. ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA Y CIENCIAS / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SCIENCE, 1(1), 43–73. Retrieved from https://mail.revistas.upel.edu.ve/index.php/actividadfisicayciencias/article/view/989

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2009): Experiencias variadas en actividad física y deportes. ISSN (digital) 2244-7318

Section

Artículos

License

Copyright (c) 2022 Johari Talib

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Actividad física y Ciencias está bajo una Licencia Internacional Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 .

La política de Acceso Abierto y de licencias con “algunos derechos reservados” no niega la propiedad intelectual (derechos morales) ni los derechos de la autoría con respecto a sus artículos; al contrario, los respeta. Es por ello que no se reservan los derechos de publicación de los artículos. Los autores podrán distribuir su artículo en cualquier otro medio, siempre y cuando sea sin fines de lucro e informe al Editor sobre esta nueva publicación y dé el crédito a la revista.