title: International note: parenting, academic achievement and problem behaviour among Chinese adolescents.
abstract: In light of differing findings regarding the relations between parenting and adolescent academic/behavioural outcomes and the dearth of such research in a Chinese context, we conducted research to examine the relationship between parental supervision/attachment and academic achievement/problem behaviour among mainland Chinese adolescents. In the study, 636 Grade 11 students completed a questionnaire comprising parenting and problem behaviour variables complemented by academic achievement (GPA) data drawn from school records. The study found that the relations between parenting (parental supervision and attachment) and Chinese adolescents' academic and behavioural outcomes are very weak.
authors.affiliation: Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: arilih@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Haibin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Derrick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Achievement; Adolescents; Attachment; Behaviour; Chinese; Parental supervision