Talking with parents
Definition
The proportion of 15 year olds whose parents spend time “just talking" with them several times a week, as reported in the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Relevance
Regular, open communication is an important aspect of a close parent-child relationship.
In addition, the time parents spend talking to young people is correlated to young people’s strong academic performance. The PISA study found that mathematic, scientific and reading literacy scores were higher among 15 year olds who reported that their parents spent time “just talking” with them several times a week.
Current level
Just over half (52.4 percent) of the 15 year olds surveyed in the 2000 PISA study reported that their parents spent time just talking with them several times a week.
Around 13 percent of students said that their parents spent time just talking with them a few times a year, never or hardly ever.
Frequency of parents spending time "just talking" with them, as reported by 15 year olds, 2000
Source: PISA 2000. Missing responses have been excluded from denominator.
