AUTHOR=Crede Julia , Wirthwein Linda , McElvany Nele , Steinmayr Ricarda TITLE=Adolescents’ academic achievement and life satisfaction: the role of parents’ education JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=6 YEAR=2015 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00052 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00052 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
Drawing on the background of positive psychology, there has only recently been a focus on adolescents’ life satisfaction (LS) in the context of education. Studies examining the relationship between adolescents’ academic achievement and LS have shown conflicting results and the reasons are not fully understood. The present study investigated the role of parents’ education as a potential moderator of the relationship between adolescents’ academic achievement and LS. A sample of German high school students (