Author: Tayyaba Manzer
Supervisor: Saima Majeed & Farah Malik, PhD
Degree: M.Sc
Year: 2013-2015
University: Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present research aimed to find out the role of the parental expectations and academic stress on academic achievement in high school students. It was hypothesized that there will be positive relationship between parental expectations, academic stress and academic achievement in high school students; gender differences were also speculated regarding study variables. Purposive sample of 200 students including 100 students of 10th grade (sciences and computer sciences) and 100 students of 12th grade (premedical group and pre engineering group) was drawn from two public and two private sector schools and colleges of Lahore. Assessment measures used were living up to Parental Expectations Inventory (Wang &Heppner 2002), Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (Dune et al., 2010). Academic achievement was assessed with the help of percentages in final exams of 9th and 11th grades. Parental Expectations Inventory was translated into Urdu following the forward-backward standardized translation procedures (MAPI, 2011). Pearson Product Moment correlation revealed significant relationship between the dimensions of parental expectations and academic stress scale whereas non-significant relationship between parental expectations, academic stress and academic achievement in high school students. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that parental expectations and academic stress didn’t predict academic achievement for present sample. Moreover, Independent sample t-test was carried out and results showed that girls scored high on parental expectations as compared to boys.
Keywords: Parental Expectations, Academic Stress, Academic Achievement, High School Students.
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Corresponding Address: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Email: chairperson@appsy.pu.edu.pk, Phone: 92-42-9231245
