Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research

Ruchi Thakur ¹, Shubhangana Sharma ¹, Raj Pathania ¹, Shashi Seema Katoch ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN

Abstract

The main propose of the study was to find out the parenting styles used by mothers for their adolescents. The subjects who participated in the study included a random sample of 200 adolescents between the age group of 1319 years. Interviewe schedule and standardised scales were used for data collection. Parenting styles of mothers were assessed by Parenting Styles Scale (Bharadwaj et al. 1998). To assess the sociodemographic variables, such as gender, age, occupation of the adolescents' parents, education of the adolescents' parents and family income, the interview schedule was prepared. Coefficient of correlation was used in data analyses. Results of present study revealed that majority of mothers were using positive parenting style. It was also found that parenting styles of mothers were statistically significant with age, gender, family income of adolescents and qualification of their parents.

Keywords

Parenting Styles, Mothers, Adolescents, Ecological Variables, Northwestern Himalaya.

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Ruchi Thakur ¹, Shubhangana Sharma ¹, Raj Pathania ¹, Shashi Seema Katoch ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN

Abstract

The present study was undertaken during the year 2009 in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh in two blocks namely Panchrukhi and Bhawarna to find out the parenting styles of father towards adolescents. Four schools from each Block were selected randomly from a list of schools. A sample of 200 adolescents in the age group of 1319 years were surveyed from each block. Parenting style of father towards adolescents was assessed by the parenting style scale. The findings of the study revealed that majority of fathers were using positive parenting style such as acceptance, protection indulgence, realism, moralism, discipline, realistic role expectation and martial adjustment towards their adolescents. As reported by the respondents, fathers showed similar kind of relationship irrespective of the gender of the child. Correlation matrix test shows that the sex of the respondents was significantly and positively correlated with fathers' parenting styles. Correlation was also found to be statistically significant with respondents.

Keywords

Parenting Style, Fathers, Adolescent, Kangra.

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