title: The influence of parenting style on academic achievement and career path.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several factors affect the academic performance of college students and parenting style is one significant factor. The current study has been done with the purpose of investigating the relationship between parenting styles, academic achievement and career path of students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a correlation study carried out at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Among 1600 students, 310 students were selected randomly as the sample. Baumrind's Parenting Style and Moqimi's Career Path questionnaires were used and the obtained scores were correlated with the students' transcripts. To study the relation between variables Pearson correlation coefficient was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant relationship between authoritarian parenting style and educational success (p=0.03). Also findings showed a significant relationship between firm parenting style and Career Path of the students, authoritarian parenting style and Career Path of the students, educational success and Career Path of the students (p=0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents have an important role in identifying children's talent and guiding them. Mutual understanding and close relationship between parents and children are recommended. Therefore, it is recommended that the methods of correct interaction of parents and children be more valued and parents familiarize their children with roles of businesses in society and the need for employment in legitimate businesses and this important affair should be more emphasized through mass media and family training classes.
authors.affiliation: Khorasgan (Isfahan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran;
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zahed Zahedani
authors.affiliation: Education Development Center, Quality Improvement in Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rezaee
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Management, College of Education Science, Khorasgan (Isfahan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yazdani
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bagheri
authors.affiliation: Education Development Center, Quality Improvement in Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nabeiei
keywords: Achievement; Career; Parenting; Students