Impact of Today's Parenting on the Academic Performance of Indian College Students

This study examined the relationship between attachment styles and academic performance of Indian college students. Six hundred undergraduate and graduate students from Rajasthan and Punjab were randomly sampled and assessed towards the highly demanding screening process. It was hypothised that those who show secure attachment style, show high academic performance than those who show other attachment styles (fearful, preoccupied and dismissing attachment styles). The data obtained was analyzed through 't' test to check the mean difference. For this purpose the tool which used was Attachment Styles Questionnaire (ASQ) by Van Oudenhoven et al. and marks in % in the class tests and assignments and teacher's ratings were calculated. Results showed that secure students showed significant difference in the academic performance/ score.