The Mediating Role of Grit on the Perceived Parenting Styles and Academic Performance of Grade 10 Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of grit (perseverance and passion) between the causal relationship of perceived parenting style of the students and their academic performance. A quantitative research design was used where mediation analysis through linear regression was employed as the statistical tool. Five hundred thirty-two (532) Grade 10 students from various High Schools in Tarlac City completed the 12-item Grit Scale by Angela Duckworth and the Scale of Parenting Style by K. Abdul Gafoor and Abidha Kurukkan. The academic performance was based from the current cumulative grade point average of the respondents. The data were computed and analyzed through the utilization of IBM-SPSS 21 statistical software. Results showed that most of the respondents perceived their parents to have a neglectful parenting style, they satisfactorily perform in school and were somewhat gritty. Linear Regression Analysis showed that authoritative parenting style positively predicts academic performance and grit of the respondents. Grit also positively predicts the academic performance of the students. It was also concluded that the grit partially mediates the relationship of perceived parenting styles and academic performance of the respondents. Thus, in order for a student to thrive in school, especially those who are in the transition period of track selection to senior high school, factors that may affect their academic performance does not come from academic endeavors alone but also in the parenting style and perseverance and passion (grit) towards life’s pursuits.