Comparative Study of Adjustment, Depression and Parenting Style Among Males and Females

Parenting style has a direct impact on the development of children in a family, especially their behaviour development The present study was planned to know the level of adjustment and depression in relationship with parenting style between males and females. The sample of study involved 150 participants (males-75, females-75) between age range of 18-25 years. Parenting scale by Bharadwaj et al. (1995), Adjustment scale by Singh (1974) and Beck Depression inventory by Aron T. Beck were used for collection of data. The data were analyzed by using Descriptive statistics (mean, SD) and t-test. The finding of present study was that there was a significant difference between males and females on adjustment, depression and parenting style.