Children entering elementary school require considerable transition support from parents and teachers. However, most studies on preschool-elementary school transition have focused on Western contexts. Therefore, this study investigates children's perceptions of elementary school in South Korea before and after entering school. The study sample…

This study examines the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement among adolescents and potential mechanisms underlying this relationship. Using data from six waves of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey, this study estimated fixed effects models to account for individual-level heterogeneity. Sobel mediation tests…

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of parent-child interaction frequency on children's school adjustment and academic performance in the first year of elementary school. The study also investigates the mediating effect of parents' warm and controlling behaviours on these relations. The data were obtained from the Panel Study on…