Why does parents' involvement enhance children's achievement? The role of parent-oriented motivation

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 820-832

  Cheung, Cecilia Sin Sze ^a   Pomerantz, Eva M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Longitudinal mediation; Motivation; Parent involvement; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874346140     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027183     Document Type: Article

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