Perceived Parenting Styles and Emotional Intelligence as not Predictors of Resilience among Adolescents of South Kerala and North Kerala

Abstract

Today’s adolescents are going through a challenging world, influenced by wide societal changes, technological advancements and global issues. These challenges affect their development in various ways. The parent-child relationship greatly influences adolescents in various aspects of their development, which include their emotional well being, social skills, and other aspects of their formation of identity. A good development of emotional intelligence and resilience among adolescents is crucial factor for their healthy future. Quantitative approach was employed for the present research study. The objectives of the present study are (1) To find out whether their exists any relationship between Perceived Parenting style, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience among Adolescents of Southern Kerala and Northern Kerala.(2) To find out whether Perceived Parenting style and Emotional Intelligence predict the Resilience among Adolescents of Southern Kerala and Northern Kerala.(3) To find out whether certain demographic variables have any significant influence on Perceived Parenting style, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience among Adolescents of Southern Kerala and Northern Kerala. The study was conducted among 200 participants of adolescent age. Instruments used for the study are Perceived Parenting Styles Scale (PPSS) (Divya & Manikandan, 2013), Emotional Intelligence Scale (Manikandan & Shabeeba, 2017), and The Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al., 2008). The statistical methods used for finding results are Correlation Coefficient, ANOVA, t-test, Regression and Post hoc analysis. The study findings have implications in adolescent development areas and can be included to improve various strategies to the Adolescent’s Resilience.