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The reproduction of educational inequalities - do parenting and child behavioural problems matter?
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Abstract The strong link between parental socioeconomic status (SES) and children’s success in school is well established. However, mechanisms that underpin this association remain a major issue in current research on social inequality. Using data from the Families in Germany Study and structural equation mo... view more
The strong link between parental socioeconomic status (SES) and children’s success in school is well established. However, mechanisms that underpin this association remain a major issue in current research on social inequality. Using data from the Families in Germany Study and structural equation modelling, this study demonstrates that parenting styles and child behavioural problems explain, in part, the association between parental SES and child school grades for mathematics and German between the ages of 9 and 10. We found that parents with a low SES are more likely to be inconsistent in their parenting and to use psychological control with their children more often, these two factors being linked to child behavioural problems. Adverse parenting and behavioural problems are, in turn, associated with low school grades. Our findings also show that behavioural problems in children are associated with lower school grades independent of parenting style. These findings suggest that parenting styles and child behavioural problems and their interplay may be potential pathways that underpin the influence of parental SES on children’s school achievement.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; social inequality; educational inequality; parent-child relationship; parenting style; behavior disorder; school success; academic achievement; socioeconomic factors; social status
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Sociology of Education
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 1-20
Journal
Acta Sociologica (2018) Online First Articles
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/182083
ISSN
1502-3869
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.