Emotional autonomy and self esteem in teenagers: in association with authoritative parenting style

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the relationship between teenager’s emotional autonomy and their self esteem is mediated by parenting style. The sample of the study consisted of 50 adolescent boys and 50 adolescent girls who were selected from Delhi through convenience sampling. All the participants were aged between 14 to 19 years old. It was made sure that all the participants were living with both their parents. The following tools were used in this study; Emotional Autonomy Scale – Steinberg And Silverberg (1986), “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale” developed by Rosenberg (1965) and “Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ)” – Bury (1991). Pearson’s Product Moment correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data. The present study concluded that significant relationship exists between authoritative parenting style and self esteem and the emotional autonomy of the adolescents.