perceived parenting styles, academic achievement and academic motivation a causal model

Introduction: based on the self-determination theory (sdt) the relationship between perceived parenting styles (involvement, autonomy-support, and warmth), academic motivation and academic achievement was investigated.materials and methods: in correlational design, 412 iranian sophomore high school students were selected randomly and completed 2 scales: academic motivation scale (ams) and perceptions of parents scale (pops). path analysis was used to analyze the data.results: results indicated that perceived parenting styles had an effect on academic achievement through mediation of academic motivation. the parents’ autonomy-support perceived had an indirect and parents’ warmth perceived had a direct effect on academic achievement.conclusion: the results suggested the importance of family context on motivation and academic achievement.