Family Environment and Its Relationship to Underachievement

• NCJ Number: 113848
• Journal: Adolescence Volume: 23 Issue: 90 Dated: (Summer 1988) Pages: 283-290
• Author(s): J Wood; K Chapin; M E Hannah
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 8 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study explores the role of the child's perception of his or her family environment and its relationship to underachievement.

Abstract

Normal ability underachievers and a matched group of achievers were administered the Family Environment Scale. Four variables were found to distinguish between achievers and underachievers: moral-religious emphasis, achievement orientation, cohesiveness within the family, and an emphasis on acting autonomously. 22 references. (Author abstract)