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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026)
International Journal of Academic Research for Humanities

Research Articles

Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement among Children in Urban Pakistan: A Correlational Study

https://doi.org/10.67244/jar.bwo-researches.v6i3.a630

Published 16-09-2026

  • Saba Zulkifal
    • ,
  • Sana Naeem
    • ,
  • Fatima Khurram Bukhari

Saba Zulkifal
Scholar, Department of Psychology, Virtual University, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

Sana Naeem
Instructor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Virtual University of Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

Fatima Khurram Bukhari
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

This study aims to investigate how parental involvement is associated with the academic achievement of children residing in the cities of Pakistan. The group of participants that took part in the research consisted of 200 children between the age of 6 and 12 and their parents. The Parental Involvement Rating Scale (PIRS) and the Academic Performance Rating Scale (APRS) were used to collect the data. Using a quantitative correlational design, the study examined the association between parental involvement and academic performance, including academic and emotional support and the provision of learning materials, on performance among students. The findings indicated significant associations between selected dimensions of parental involvement and children’s academic performance, with academic support showing a positive association and negative influences showing an adverse association in the regression model. The findings should be interpreted as associations rather than evidence of causal effects because the study employed a correlational design. Interestingly, the most salient factor associated with academic success included children's behavior and attention. Demographic variables such as gender and family income only had a limited direct influence. This evidence underlines the significance of positive parental interaction and advises that schools and policymakers ought to integrate policies working with the objective of helping parents to develop educational achievement within the home context.

Keywords

Parental Involvement, Academic Achievement, Family Engagement, Educational Outcomes, School Performance

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