Perceived Parenting Styles and Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents

Abstract

This study aims to find out the difference between the different Perceived Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles on the Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents. The study made use of a quantitative research design and the sampling used was convenience sampling. The sample size was 130 out of which 70 were boys and 60 were girls. Adolescents between the ages of 13-17 who were in grades 8th, 9th and 10th were included in the study. In order to find if any significant difference exists between Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles and Psychological Well Being, the non-parametric test Kruskal Wallis test was performed. The results indicated that there was no statistically significant difference found between Perceived Paternal Parenting Styles on the Psychological Well-Being among adolescents. However, a statistically significant difference was found between Perceived Maternal Parenting Styles and the Psychological Well-Being among adolescents. There was also no significant difference found on Psychological Well-Being among adolescents with respect to gender, educational qualification, family setting and socio-economic status. The study findings can help the professionals understand the importance of parenting and the parent’s role and responsibility in the development of psychological health of children in a multimodal approach to parenting.