Zeitschrift für Psychologie und Psychotherapie
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Parental Expectations & Effect of Perceived Academic Stress on Students Performance

Andleeb Haider*

The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between parental expectations and academic achievement of the students at university level. A sample of 100 students was randomly selected from students of Foundation University Rawalpindi campus. Data were collected by using the perception of parent expectation inventory scale. Pearson correlation, bivariate statistics were run for data analysis. It was found that non-significant relation exist between parental expectations (r=.055) and academic achievements. T-test revealed parental expectations (t=1.89) and Academic Achievements (t=2.95) showed significant gender differences and negative relationship among female students. Therefore, it is concluded that parental expectations is one of the factor which is responsible for female students’ underachievement and low performance but it can be managed by appropriate training of students in dealing with factors causing academic stress.