ERIC Number: EJ1460136
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-2541-0229
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Parenting Styles and Attitudes toward English Learning of Public Middle School Students
Ate Gueen Simanungkalit
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, v10 n1 p11-27 2025
This quantitative research investigates the influence of parenting styles on students' attitudes toward learning English, including the descriptions of parenting styles and student attitudes toward learning English. The study involved 146 students from public middle schools in Airmadidi District, North Minahasa Regency, selected based on availability and willingness. Data was collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including correlation and regression analysis. The results showed that parents employ various parenting styles -- authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive - at moderate levels, with no extreme preference for any style. Despite this, students exhibited positive attitudes towards learning English, characterized by diligence and enthusiasm. The permissive parenting style did not significantly influence students' attitudes. However, both authoritative and authoritarian styles individually had a significant impact. When the three parenting styles combined as predictors, permissive parenting remained insignificant, while authoritative and authoritarian styles significantly influenced students' attitudes positively. This suggests that a mix of supportive authoritative and directive authoritarian parenting can positively affect students' attitudes toward learning English.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parenting Styles, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Middle School Students, Predictor Variables, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture. Jl. Kolonel Masturi No. 288, Kec. Parongpong, Bandung Barat, 40559, Indonesia. e-mail: jurnal.acuity@unai.edu; Web site: https://jurnal.unai.edu/index.php/acuity/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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