Effect of Parental Rearing Styles on Academic Stress in Middle School Students

326 students from 7 ^thto 12 ^thgraders were surveyed at random with EMBU and Middle School Students' Academic Stressors Questionnaire so as to find out about the relationship between the academic stress and parental rearing styles. The scores in terms of warm feeling, over-intervention, and overprotection of parental rearing styles were all surpassing the medium value. There existed a statistically significant grade difference among harsh punishment and denial factor of parental rearing styles(P<0.05). In comparison to the groups of low stress tendency, it is of statistical significance in the groups of high stress tendency in terms of harsh punishment, denial, over-intervention, overprotection of parental rearing styles(P<0.05). The father's overprotection and grade can positively predict academic stress of middle school students; there exists a significant interaction between the two factors of grade and denial. The findings indicate passive parental rearing styles has an important influence on academic stress.