KUKU

KU ScholarWorks

  • myKU
  • Email
  • Enroll & Pay
  • KU Directory
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   KU ScholarWorks
    • Dissertations and Theses
    • Dissertations
    • View Item
    •   KU ScholarWorks
    • Dissertations and Theses
    • Dissertations
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    The Impact of Parental Involvement on College Student Outcomes

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Mulcahy_ku_0099D_16914_DATA_1.pdf (1.026Mb)
    Issue Date
    2019-12-31
    Author
    Mulcahy, Sean
    Publisher
    University of Kansas
    Format
    162 pages
    Type
    Dissertation
    Degree Level
    Ed.D.
    Discipline
    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
    Rights
    Copyright held by the author.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    There is growing concern that student development may be hindered by the current level of parental involvement experienced by college students (Cullaty, 2011; Pizzolato & Hicklen, 2011; Taub, 2008). To gain insight into this concern, this study sought to examine the relationship between the parental involvement of college students and their development of self-authorship. Specifically, this study attempted to quantitatively analyze the relationship between parental involvement and the development of self-authorship for a sample of traditional aged college students at a small liberal arts college in the Midwest. This analysis was attempted using the Self-Authorship portion of the Career Decision Making Survey (CDMS-SA), which displayed preliminary evidence as a reliable and valid measure of self-authorship (Creamer, Baxter Magolda, & Yue, 2010). The data obtained through the use of CDMS-SA in this study did not display acceptable reliability and thus this study was unable to answer the original research question. Due to the rich data obtained on the parental involvement of the college student participants in this study, however, a Post Hoc analysis examined the relationship between parental involvement and college student grade point average (GPA). This analysis included the following parental involvement variables: 1) level of parental involvement, 2) autonomy-supportive parenting, 3) parental warmth, 4) helicopter parenting, 5) the specificity of the parent involved, and 6) the identification of who initiated (parent, student, or equal) the parental involvement. The results of a hierarchical regression analysis found that a student’s year in school, their gender, their mother’s involvement, student initiated parental involvement, their overall parental involvement, and their assessment of parental warmth were all statistically significant predictors of a GPA.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/31546
    Collections
    • Education Dissertations and Theses [1068]
    • Dissertations [4319]

    Items in KU ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.


    We want to hear from you! Please share your stories about how Open Access to this item benefits YOU.


    Contact KU ScholarWorks
    785-864-8983
    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    785-864-8983

    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    Image Credits
     

     

    Browse

    All of KU ScholarWorksCommunities & CollectionsThis Collection

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    Contact KU ScholarWorks
    785-864-8983
    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    785-864-8983

    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    Image Credits
     

     

    The University of Kansas
      Contact KU ScholarWorks
    Lawrence, KS | Maps
     
    • Academics
    • Admission
    • Alumni
    • Athletics
    • Campuses
    • Giving
    • Jobs

    The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the University’s programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, IOA@ku.edu, 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785)864-6414, 711 TTY.

     Contact KU
    Lawrence, KS | Maps