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Family Socio-Economic Status and Children's Academic Achievement: The Different Roles of Parental Academic Involvement and Subjective Social Mobility
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Zhang, Feng; Jiang, Ying; Ming, Hua; Ren, Yi; Wang, Lei; Huang, Silin – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: Low family socio-economic status (SES) is usually associated with children's poor academic achievement, but the mechanisms underlying this relationship are less understood. Aims: The present study examined the mediating role of parental academic involvement and the moderating role of parental subjective social mobility in this…
Descriptors: Social Mobility, Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Low Income Groups
Strains and Delinquency of Migrant Adolescents in China: An Investigation from the Perspective of General Strain Theory
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Gao, Yunjiao; Wong, Dennis S. W. – Youth & Society, 2018
Migrant youth are widely considered to engage in more delinquency than their local counterparts because they experience more strains, but few studies have empirically examined the delinquency of migrant adolescents in China. This study applied data of 496 local and 667 migrant adolescents in Shenzhen, China, and examined the effect of migrant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migrants, Adolescents, Stress Variables
Probing the SES-Achievement Connection in the Fast-Changing Society of China: A Comparison of Urban, Rural, and Migrant Students
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Luo, Fang; Zhang, Yunyun – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2017
This study examined the effects of family SES on children's mathematics achievement for urban, rural, and migrant families in China. The data comprised 6050 children (44% female, 56% male) in grades 4 and 5 from a national database in China. The results showed that parental education level and family income were directly related to children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Mathematics Achievement, Urban Schools
Family Economic Status and Parental Involvement: Influences of Parental Expectation and Perceived Barriers
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Wang, Yiji; Deng, Ciping; Yang, Xiangdong – School Psychology International, 2016
Parental involvement in children's education is a critical factor associated with children's socio-emotional and educational outcomes. However, low parental involvement occurs more often among economically disadvantaged families. It is unclear what mechanisms may explain the association between family economic status and parents' educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Income, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Participation
The Power of Positional Competition and Market Mechanism: An Empirical Study of Parental Choice of Junior Middle School in Nanning, P. R. China
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Wu, Xiaoxin – Research Papers in Education, 2011
School choice has been actively exercised by mostly middle class parents and "key" schools in many places in China, each obtaining what they want: school places and funds, respectively. The aims of this study were to explore the impact of positional competition in school choice and explore the effect of market mechanisms in the resulting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, Middle Schools, Competition
Determinants of Tracking Intentions, and Actual Education Choices among Junior High School Students in Rural China
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Song, Yingquan; Loyalka, Prashant; Wei, Jianguo – Chinese Education and Society, 2013
This article analyzes rural middle school students' tracking intentions (academic high school, vocational high school, or going to work), actual education choices, and the factors affecting them, using a random sampled baseline survey and follow-up survey of 2,216 second-year students residing outside of county seats in forty-one impoverished…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Rural Schools, Rural Areas
Socio-Demographic and Economic Correlates of Overweight Status in Chinese Adolescents
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Xie, Bin; Chou, Chih-Ping; Spruijt-Metz, Donna; Reynolds, Kim; Clark, Florence; Palmer, Paula H.; Gallaher, Peggy; Sun, Ping; Guo, Qian; Johnson, C. Anderson – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007
Objective: To investigate overweight prevalence and socio-demographic and economic correlates in Chinese adolescents. Methods: Weight, height, waist circumference, and socio-demographic and economic variables of 6863 middle and high school students were measured. Results: 10% of girls and 17% of boys were overweight. Waist circumference and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Programs, Public Health, Adolescents