The Roles of Parenting Styles of Mothers in Predicting Behavioral Problems in Adolescents

Nadereh Saadati; Sahar  Berenji; Ali  Aghaziarati

doi:10.61838/kman.jayps.1.1.6

Authors

Nadereh Saadati M Counseling and Psychology Department, Iran Mehr Center for Social Studies and Research, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-8378
Sahar Berenji M.A in counseling, Allameh Tabatabai, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4791-4999
Ali Aghaziarati PhD student in the Department of Child Psychology with Special Needs, University of Isfahan, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-9729

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.jayps.1.1.6

Keywords:

Parenting styles, Behavioral problems, Rule-breaking behavior, Aggressive behavior

Abstract

Background and Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the roles of parenting styles in predicting behavioral problems in adolescents in Isfahan. Methods: In the present descriptive-analytical study, we selected 120 mothers with adolescent children who visited counseling centers in Isfahan from November to February 2019 using purposive sampling, and they responded to Baumrind Parenting Style Inventory (1973) and the Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (parental form). We analyzed data using multiple regression and correlation coefficients. Results: The results indicated that there were significant negative relationships between isolation/depression and aggressive behavior with a permissive parenting style, and between social problems and rule-breaking behavior with an authoritarian parenting style. The permissive parenting style could predict isolation/depression (P=0.05) and aggressive behavior (P=0.01). The authoritarian parenting style also predicted social problems (P=0.01) and rule-breaking behavior (P=0.01), and the authoritative parenting style predicted aggressive behavior (P=0.05). Conclusion: The results indicated that permissive and authoritarian parenting styles led to more psychological feedback of adolescents with isolation/depression problems, social problems, rule-breaking behavior, and aggressive behavior.

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