Positive parenting and self-regulation of learning in adolescents

The Self-Determination Theory study the motivation for student learning in relation to parenting facilitating the factor of autonomy for self-regulated learning In this conceptual framework, the objective of this work is to analyze the influence of parental achievement goals, support for autonomy and parental control on self-regulation of learning in adolescents in the city of Cuenca (Ecuador). A quantitative, descriptive and correlational cross-sectional focus is assumed. 1056 adolescents (47 % female and 53 % male) from 18 educational institutions, aged 14-19 years, and 1692 parents (56 % mothers and 44 % fathers) participated. The scales of Self-regulation of Learning (Chavez y Merino, 2016), Achievement-Oriented Goals (Inda-Caro et al., 2020) and Autonomy Support Scale (Mageau et al., 2015) were applied. The data reveal a positive relationship between support for autonomy provided by parents and the autonomous regulation of adolescent learning Consequently, it is confirmed that positive parenting is a promoter of this type of learning of an active and self-directed nature, which could be associated with satisfactory academic results. From this derives the need for close family-school collaboration so that parents strengthen the type of parental behavior that facilitates the involvement of the student as protagonist of their learning process.