This study uses a sample of 220 fourth and fifth grade boys and girls
in the Washington, D.C. area to explore the relationship between chil
dren's perceptions of parental warmth/rejection and their academic per
formance. Scores on the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire rep
resent children's perception of parental acceptance-rejection. Measures of
academic performance include Science Research Associate (SRA) achieve
ment test scores and grade point averages. The data demonstrate a direct
and positive relationship between children's perception of parental warmth
and their SRA scores and grade point average.
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