Test anxiety as a mediating variable between parenting styles and academic achievement

النوع : Mémoire

A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that examined the effect of parental styles on academic grades amongst elementary Lebanese children. This study also aimed to validate specifically Test anxiety as a mediating variable between parental styles and academic grades. The Westside Test anxiety scale and the Parental Authority Questionnaire were administered to a sample of 140 students between the ages of nine and eleven, enrolled at the Beirut Baptist School. A correlation and regression analysis were undertaken to analyze the results which did not support our expected hypothesis. Further analysis of results however indicated the importance of tutoring and test anxiety in relation to grades. A number of factors accounted for these results among which are cultural differences, and a limited sample group.