Parental self-efficacy, parental involvement and academic achievement: A multi-dimensional approach
The main objective of the present research was to examine the mediating effects of parental self-efficacy and parental involvement in their child’s schooling on the relationship between a mother’s level of education and her child’s academic achievement. We adopted a multi-dimensional approach in order to specify a path analysis model including all the study variables. Our study population was 227 mothers and their children in years CE1 and CE2 (2nd and 3rd years of obligatory schooling) at six different schools in France. Results partly confirm the mediating effect of parenting self-efficacy and parental involvement in their child’s schooling, as we found direct and indirect links between a mother’s level of education and her child’s academic achievement. However, we failed to find links between certain dimensions of parental involvement and children’s academic achievement.