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Family Environment and Its Relationship to Underachievement

NCJ Number
113848
Journal
Adolescence Volume: 23 Issue: 90 Dated: (Summer 1988) Pages: 283-290
Author(s)
J Wood; K Chapin; M E Hannah
Date Published
1988
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This study explores the role of the child's perception of his or her family environment and its relationship to underachievement.
Abstract
Normal ability underachievers and a matched group of achievers were administered the Family Environment Scale. Four variables were found to distinguish between achievers and underachievers: moral-religious emphasis, achievement orientation, cohesiveness within the family, and an emphasis on acting autonomously. 22 references. (Author abstract)