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Thank you for viewing Arti's Dissertation Survey! We are looking for male and female undergraduates living in India. If you meet these criteria, we would love for you to take our survey!
 
 
 
INFORMED CONSENT FORM

Arti Sarma, M.A. and Professor Sharon Robinson-Kurpius, Ph.D. from Arizona State University, USA would like to invite you to participate in a research study about Parental Involvement in Academics among Indians. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete this questionnaire.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you may skip them or you can withdraw from the survey at any point without penalty. To thank you for completing the survey you can choose to enter one of five raffles for the chance to win 1000Rs. Your survey responses will be strictly anonymous and confidential. Your information will be coded and will only be reported as a summary with all other respondents.

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Demographics
 
 
What is your gender?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
What is your age?
 
 
 
What is your mother tongue (language spoken at home)?
 
Tamil
 
Telegu
 
Kannada
 
Malayalam
 
Hindi
 
Other
 

 
 
 
How fluent are you in English?
 
Not at all fluent
 
A little fluent
 
Comfortably Fluent
 
Very fluent
 
 
 
Which city in India do you live in?
   
 
 
 
Religion
 
Hindu
 
Muslim
 
Christian
 
Jain
 
Sikh
 
Buddist
 
Other
 
 
 
What is your caste? (optional)
   
 
 
 
What is your Major/Academic field of study?
   
 
 
What is the name of your college/university?
   
 
 
 
What year are you in college?
 
1st
 
2nd
 
3rd
 
4th
 
5th
 
 
What is the highest education level your parents have completed? (choose 1 for your mother and 1 for your father)
Father Mother
Primary School
Secondary School
High School
Junior College
Undergraduate
Post-Graduate
Doctoral
 
 
 
What income level would you consider your family to be:
 
Low income
 
Middle income
 
High income
 
 
 
Part 1: Perceptions of Parental Beliefs
 
 
DIRECTIONS: PLEASE READ
Rate your level of agreement or disagreement with each statement based on what you think your parents believe ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree.
 
 
 
MY PARENTS BELIEVE THAT...
 
 
Strongly Disagree Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Agree Strongly Agree
…a good education is the best way to become successful.
…as long as I try my best, it does not matter what marks/grades I receive.
…academics should be the main focus of my life right now.
…I should be allowed to choose any field of study that I like.
…it is my duty to support them financially when they become old.
…I can be doing better than I am doing right now academically.
…it is my duty to help my brothers and/or sisters financially in the future.
…it is my responsibility to earn enough money to be able to support my extended family (such as grandparents, etc) if they need it in the future.
…I should pursue the profession that they choose for me rather than one that I choose for myself.
…society’s opinion about my academic success or failure is important.
…it is more important to choose a profession that offers financial stability rather than choosing a profession that I enjoy.
…I should push myself to be the best academically.
 
 
MY PARENTS BELIEVE THAT...
 
 
Strongly Disagree Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Agree Strongly Agree
…it is worth sacrificing their personal desires for the sake of my academic and professional success.
…when I perform poorly in college it reflects badly on them.
…having a successful career is a sign of hard work.
…having an undergraduate degree is essential to getting a good job in the future.
…having a post-graduate degree is essential to getting a good job in the future.
…having a career that is respected by the community is important.
…they are responsible for my successes and for my failures.
…I should aim for the highest professional goal regardless of barriers that may get in the way.
…my success will bring honor to our family, our society, and our country.
…my choice of profession will have an impact on who I marry.
…I can accomplish anything if I work hard enough.
…spending time with friends will distract me from my studies.
…helping me be successful is one of their primary goals in life.
 
 
 
Part 2: Perceptions of Parental Behaviors
 
 
DIRECTIONS: PLEASE READ
Rate the frequency that your parents have done each of these behaviors ranging from Never to Almost Always.
 
 
 
MY PARENTS...
 
 
Never Rarely Sometimes Frequently Very Frequently Almost Always
…compare me with others academically.
…encourage me to pursue extra-curricular activities.
…tell friends, family, or neighbors when I do well academically.
…pay for my college expenses such as tuition, books, materials, or fees.
…have paid to send me to private tuition classes.
…tell me to keep it up when I do well academically.
…push me to achieve more academically than I think I am capable of.
…tell me stories of successful people in hopes that I will follow their path.
…point out examples of people who failed to motivate me to avoid making those mistakes.
…give me freedom to be independent.
…have put the family’s needs before their own needs.
…have physically hit me due to poor academic performance.
…have punished me in other ways due to poor academic performance.
 
 
MY PARENTS...
 
 
Never Rarely Sometimes Frequently Very Frequently Almost Always
…have prevented me from spending time with friends because they thought it was more important for me to study.
…ask me about my academic performance.
…discuss my future professional goals with me.
…ask me about my friends’ academic performance.
…do special things for me close to exam times like cook special food, allow me to skip housework, etc.
…have gone without things they may have wanted or needed in order to pay for my education.
…have done special prayers or made religious offerings to God for me to do well academically.
 
 
 
Mother Father Both Parents
Which parent were most of your responses based on?
Who is/was more involved with your academics?
Who is/was more involved with your career choice?
 
 
 
Part 3: Personal Academic Beliefs Scale
 
 
DIRECTIONS: PLEASE READ
Rate your personal level of agreement or disagreement with each statement ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree.
 
 
 
I BELIEVE THAT...
 
 
Strongly Disagree Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Agree Strongly Agree
… it is important for me to be able to support my parents financially if they need it once I complete my studies.
…it is important for me to be able to financially support my brothers and sisters if they need it once I complete my studies.
…it is important for me to be able to financially support my relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles, if they need it once I complete my studies.
…it is my duty to help pay for my brother or sister’s wedding.
…making my parents proud is a priority in my life.
…it is my duty as a son or daughter to meet my parents’ expectations.
…disappointing my parents would feel unbearable.
…obeying my parents conveys my respect for them.
…bringing honor to my family is one of my primary duties.
…making my parents happy is more important than making myself happy.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Agree Strongly Agree
…it is my responsibility to care for my parents or contribute to their care when they become old.
…it is important to be a good role model for my brothers and sisters.
…being a good role model for others in my family or community is important.
…maintaining my parents’ social status by finding a profession with at least as much prestige as theirs is important.
…my professional success would be a reflection of my parents’ hard work in raising me.
…if I were to fail to achieve my academic goals, it would make my parents look bad to society.
 
 
 
Part 4: Mood
 
 
 
DIRECTIONS: Below is a list of the ways you might have felt or behaved. Please rate how often you have felt this way during the past week.
 
 
DURING THE PAST WEEK...
Rarely or none of the time (Less than 1 day) Some or a little of the time (1-2 days) Occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-4 days) Most or all of the time (5-7 days)
...I was bothered by things that usually don't bother me.
…I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor.
…I felt that I could not "shake off the blues" (stop feeling low) even with help from my family or friends.
…I felt I was just as good as other people.
…I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing.
…I felt depressed.
…I felt that everything I did was an effort.
…I felt hopeful about the future.
…I thought my life had been a failure.
…I felt fearful.
Rarely or none of the time (Less than 1 day) Some or a little of the time (1-2 days) Occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-4 days) Most or all of the time (5-7 days)
…My sleep was restless.
…I was happy.
…I talked less than usual.
…I felt lonely.
…People were unfriendly.
…I enjoyed life.
…I had crying spells.
…I felt sad.
…I felt that people dislike me.
…I could not "get going” (get motivated to do things).
 
 
 
Part 5: Academic Stress
 
 
DIRECTIONS: Rate your level of agreement with each statement ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree.
 
Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements:
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
I feel a lot of pressure in my daily studying.
There is too much competition among classmates that brings me a lot of academic pressure.
Future education and employment bring me a lot of academic pressure.
My parents care about my academic grades too much that brings me a lot of pressure.
I feel that there is too much homework.
I feel that there is too much schoolwork.
I feel that there are too many tests/exams in the school.
I feel that I have disappointed my teacher when my test/exam results are not ideal.
I feel that I have disappointed my parents when my test/exam results are poor.
Academic grade is very important to my future and even can determine my whole life.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
I feel stressed when I do not live up to my own standards.
When I fail to live up to my own expectations, I feel I am not good enough.
I usually cannot sleep because of worry when I cannot meet the goals I set for myself.
I always lack confidence in my academic grades.
It is very difficult for me to concentrate during class.
I always lack confidence with my academic scores.
 
 
 
Part 6: Reasons for Living
 
How important to you is this reason for NOT committing suicide?
Not at all important Quite unimportant Somewhat unimportant Somewhat important Quite important Extremely important
I am concerned about what others would think of me.
Other people would think I am weak and selfish
I would not want people to think I did not have control over my life.
I believe only God has the right to end a life.
My religious beliefs forbid it.
I consider it morally wrong.
I believe I can find other solutions to my problems.
I believe everything has a way of working out for the best.
I have the courage to face life.
My family depends upon me and needs me.
I love and enjoy my family too much and could not leave them.
It would hurt my family too much and I would not want them to suffer.
I am afraid of death.
I am afraid of the unknown.
 
 
 
DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS...
 
 
Not true True Very True
...I have thought about killing myself.
...I have deliberately tried to hurt or kill myself.
 
 
 
Part 7: Self-Beliefs
 
 
 
DIRECTIONS: Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree.
 
 
Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements:
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal basis with others.
I feel that I have a number of good qualities.
All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure.
I am able to do things as well as most other people.
I feel that I do not have much to be proud of.
I take a positive attitude toward myself.
On the whole, I am satisfied with myself.
I wish I could have more respect for myself.
I certainly feel useless at times.
At times I think that I am no good at all.
 
 
 
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