A Longitudinal Examination of the Bidirectional Links Between Academic Achievement and Parent-Adolescent Conflict

Authors

Aryn M. Dotterer, Purdue UniversityFollow
Lesa Hoffman, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Ann C, Crouter, Pennsylvania State UniversityFollow
Susan M. McHale, Pennsylvania State UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

2008

Comments

Published in the Journal of Family Issues (June 2008) 29(6): 762-779. Copyright 2008, Sage Publications. Used by permission. doi: 10.1177/0192513X07309454 http://jfi.sagepub.com

Abstract

We examined reciprocal associations between parent-adolescent conflict and academic achievement over a 2-year period. Participants were mothers, fathers, and adolescents from predominantly White, working and middle class families (N = 168). After accounting for previous academic achievement, parent-adolescent conflict predicted relative declines in academic achievement 2 years later. After controlling for relationship quality at Time 1, lower math grades predicted relative increases in parent-adolescent conflict 2 years later among families with less education.