Influence of Authoritative Parenting Style on Academic Achievement of Adolescents in Kamrup Metropolitan District of Assam, India

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the effect of authoritative parenting style on the academic performance of adolescents. The study sample included 134 high school students from 9th and 10th grades in Kamrup Metro (Guwahati city), Assam. The parenting style perception scale created by Divya and Manikandan (2013) was utilized to assess how children view their parents' behavior. The analysis of the data involved percentage analysis and chi-square tests. The results showed that the impact of parenting style on a teenager's academic performance is not considerable. Other factors such as intelligence, study habit, environment, teaching style and culture may also play vital roles in academic performance. Based on these findings, it is recommended that parents engage in open communication with children, participate in regular parent- teacher meetings (PTMs), and receive guidance or training programs to enhance parenting effectiveness. The study highlights the need for further exploration of socio- psychological variables influencing student performance.