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- Title
The relationship between mother's parenting style and social adaptability of adolescent girls in Isfahan.
- Authors
Kazemi, Ashraf; Solokian, Soheila; Ashouri, Elaheh; Marofi, Maryam
- Abstract
Background: Social adaptability is an important requirement of the social life of adolescents, which can be affected by their mother's parenting style (PS). The purpose of this study is to compare the social adaptability in four parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and neglectful) through which mothers interact with their adolescent girls. Materials and Methods: This survey is a cross-sectional and analytical study on 737 adolescents that study in the all girls junior high schools in Isfahan. Data collection was done with a questionnaire. The questionnaires were completed by the adolescents. After data collection, the parenting styles were determined and the social adaptability of the four groups was compared. Findings: The mean social adaptability in adolescents who their mothers have the authoritative parenting style was 49.6 ± 6.1, in the permissive parenting style 50.1 ± 5.8, the authoritarian parenting style 44.2 ± 6.5 and in the neglectful parenting style was 42.2 ± 7.5. The social adaptability of the four groups was significantly different (p < 0.001). Conclusions: This study shows that the permissive parenting style and after that authoritative parenting style were followed by higher social adaptability in adolescent girls.
- Subjects
ISFAHAN (Iran); SOCIAL adjustment; JUNIOR high school girls; QUESTIONNAIRES; ACQUISITION of data; PARENT-child relationships
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Research, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 2, pS101
- ISSN
1735-9066
- Publication type
Article