Direct and Indirect Effects of Parenting Style, Self-Efficacy, and Achievement Motivation on Science Learning Achievement of Junior High School Students

This study aimed to describe direct and indirect effect of parenting style, self-efficacy, achievement motivation to science academic achievement at junior high school students. This type of study is a quantitave with ex-post facto design. This study was conducted at six civil junior high school. The population of this study were 6232 students. Using cluster random sampling technique, 6 schools were selected as sample and using proportionate stratified random sampling technique, 422 students were selected as sample. Parenting style questionnaire, self-efficacy questionnaire, achievement motivation questionnaire, and science academic achievement test were used to collect the data. The data was analysed descriptively and path analyses was used to testing the hypothesis. First, the results showed that there were direct and indirect effects of parenting style to academic achievement. The direct effect of parenting style to science academic achievement (ρ=0,224), indirect effect of parenting style through self-efficacy was 0,095, indirect effect of parenting style through achievement motivation was 0,212, and indirect effect of parenting style through self-efficacy and achievement motivation was 0,065. Second, The result showed the direct effect of self-efficacy to science academic achievement (ρ=0,101), indirect effect of self-efficacy through achievement motivation 0,070. Third, the result also showed direct effect of achievement motivation to science academic achievement (ρ=0,577).