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- Title
PERMISSIVE PARENTING STYLE OF PARENTS PREDICTING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN THEIR CHILDREN.
- Authors
ASMAT, ALIA; ALI, UZMA; SHAH, SAID FAROOQ
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE To observe association between permissive parenting style and childhood psychopathology (externalizing and internalizing). STUDY DESIGN Correlation study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Data was collected from different areas of Karachi through purposive sampling strategy from June 2013 to September 2014. SUBJECTS AND METHOD Sample comprised of 75 fathers and 75 mothers. The age range of the children in the sample was 5-12 years old. Along with Socio-Demographics Sheet, Parenting Styles & Dimensions Questionnaire and Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders were administered. RESULTS Correlation and regression analysis (backward selection method) were used to analyze the results. Analysis revealed that mother and father permissive style is significantly correlated with (pc.01) externalizing behavioral problems among their children.CONCLUSIONS It is concluded on the basis of the findings that permissive parenting is responsible for the externalizing behavior of the children.
- Subjects
PARENTING education; PARENT-child relationships; PARENTHOOD
- Publication
Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 2017, Vol 14, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
1726-8710
- Publication type
Article