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Parenting of Divorced Mothers as a Link between Social Status and Boys' Academic Outcomes: Unpacking the Effects of Socioeconomic Status
Author(s) -
DeGarmo David S.,
Forgatch Marion S.,
Martinez, Jr. Charles R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8624.00089
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , psychology , developmental psychology , socialization , academic achievement , path analysis (statistics) , family income , unpacking , structural equation modeling , parenting styles , demography , sociology , population , statistics , linguistics , mathematics , philosophy , economics , economic growth
Socialization theories posit parenting practices as mechanisms linking socioeconomic status (SES) and children's academic outcomes. A mediational parenting model was tested examining separate effects of maternal education, occupation, and income for a sample of 238 divorced or recently separated mothers of 6‐ to 9‐year‐old sons. For the SEM path models, each indicator of SES was associated with better parenting, and parenting in turn had indirect effects on achievement through home skill‐building activities and school behavior. The direct effect of maternal education on achievement was mediated by home skill‐building activities, the direct effect of maternal occupation on achievement was not mediated, and income measures had no direct effects on achievement. These findings underscore the importance of unpacking the effects of SES and the relevance of effective parenting practices as a protective factor in the home and school environment for young boys' school success during postdivorce adjustment.