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Ginsburg, Golda S.; Bronstein, Phyllis – Child Development, 1993
Examined familial factors in relation to 93 fifth-graders' motivational orientation and academic performance. High parental surveillance of homework; parental reactions to grades that included negative control, uninvolvement, or extrinsic reward; and over- and undercontrolling family styles were found to be related to children's extrinsic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Elementary Education, Family Relationship