Relationship Between Parenting Styles And Self Esteem...

Relationship between Parenting styles and Self Esteem among Secondary School Students Maria Ashraf Malik - M.Phil Scholar, Department of Education, National University of Modern Language Islamabad, Pakistan. Mariyamalik170@gmail.com Dr. Shazia Zamir - Assistant Professor, Department of Education, National University of Modern Language Islamabad, Pakistan. Abstract: Present study was descriptive correlational in nature. It was intended to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and self-esteem. Major objective of the study was to explore the relationship between three different parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian and permissive) with self-esteem in the context of secondary school students. A 60 item Parental Authority Questionnaire for measuring parenting style was used whereas, for the measurement of self-esteem, a self-esteem inventory consisted of 30 items was used. Sample of the study was comprised of 60 students (both male and female) studying in secondary schools located at Islamabad. Data was collected by using random sampling technique. For analysis of data descriptive statistic was used with the help of SPSS. Findings of the study revealed that there is a strong positive relationship exist between each parenting styles and self-esteem. Keywords: Authoritative Parenting Style, Authoritarian Parenting Style Permissive Parenting Style, Self Esteem, Secondary School Students. Introduction As a child born his firstShow MoreRelatedFamily Dynamics and Adolescent Conduct Disorders Among Nigerian Secondary School Students3532 Words   |  15 Pageshave conduct disorders has heightened in recent years because of the significant increase in the prevalence of deviant behaviour among students. 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