TY - JOUR
T1 - Single Parenthood, Parental Involvement and Students? Educational Outcomes in Hong Kong
AU - Cheung, Adam Ka-Lok
AU - Park, Hyunjoon
PY - 2016/2/24
Y1 - 2016/2/24
N2 - Analyzing data from the Programme for International Student Assessment Hong Kong 2009 and 2012 (n = 7,669), we examined the differences in socioeconomic characteristics of fathers and mothers and levels of parental involvement between two-parent, single-mother, and single-father families in Hong Kong. We found that parents from single-mother and single-father families fare differently in terms of sociodemographic background and parental involvement at home. We also investigated the differences in students’ academic performance among these families. Past studies failed to find any significant effect of single parenthood on students’ academic performance in Hong Kong. We found negative effects of single fatherhood, but not single motherhood, on educational outcomes. The disadvantages of single fatherhood are partially explained by the poorer sociodemographic background and lower levels of parental involvement.
AB - Analyzing data from the Programme for International Student Assessment Hong Kong 2009 and 2012 (n = 7,669), we examined the differences in socioeconomic characteristics of fathers and mothers and levels of parental involvement between two-parent, single-mother, and single-father families in Hong Kong. We found that parents from single-mother and single-father families fare differently in terms of sociodemographic background and parental involvement at home. We also investigated the differences in students’ academic performance among these families. Past studies failed to find any significant effect of single parenthood on students’ academic performance in Hong Kong. We found negative effects of single fatherhood, but not single motherhood, on educational outcomes. The disadvantages of single fatherhood are partially explained by the poorer sociodemographic background and lower levels of parental involvement.
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U2 - 10.1080/01494929.2015.1073650
DO - 10.1080/01494929.2015.1073650
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0149-4929
VL - 52
SP - 15
EP - 40
JO - Marriage and Family Review
JF - Marriage and Family Review
IS - 1-2
ER -