A Study on the Influencing Factors on Children's Academic Achievements - Environmental Factor or Family Structure?

아동기 자녀의 학업성취에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구 - 환경적 요인인가 또는 가족구조인가?

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the environmental factors and the family structure on the academic achievements of their children. Among various environmental factors, the family income, the affective relationship between mother and child, and the mother's educational involvement are considered. Total of 164 mothers with children attending elementary school completed the structured questionnaires. The degree of educational involvement of single mothers was lower than that of mothers of both parents families. In order to analyze factors that affect children's academic achievement, the path regression was performed. The family income and the mother-child affective relationship were found to have indirect effects on the academic achievements of elementary school students through maternal involvement in their children's education.