Effect of Disruptive Patterns of Parental Behaviours on Love Styles

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to assess the effect of disruptive parental behavioral patterns with love styles. The independent variable of this study is Disruptive patterns of Parental behavior, and the dependent variable is Love styles. Data collection happened through the snowball sampling method; via Google forms. The current study includes 150 participants. Participants from the age range of 13-30 were selected. They were either school/college students or were self-employed. Love Attitudes Scale by Hendrick, C. & Hendrick, S. and Parent-Child Relationship Scale by Dr. Nalini Rao is used and modified according to the needs of the study. The results concluded a significant effect of disruptive patterns of parental behavior in the love styles of an individual. 3.4 percent variance observed among love styles. Research also postulated that other factors like gender, occupation, family structure, relationship status, and educational qualification might affect the prime variables.