Self Report of Negative Parenting Styles, Psychological Functioning and Risk of Negative Parenting by One Parent Being Replicated by the Other in a Sample of Adolescents Aged 13-15

• NCJ Number: 237535
• Journal: Child Abuse Review Volume: 20 Issue: 6 Dated: November-December 2011 Pages: 421-438
• Author(s): Charlotte Ritchie; Ann Buchanan
• Date Published: December 2011
• Length: 18 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

This study examined which parenting styles are linked to abnormal psychological behavioral patterns in young adults.

Abstract

This study, which used a community sample of 13-15 year old adolescents (N=391), sought to establish the extent to which negative parenting styles are linked to increased likelihood of abnormal psychological functioning in young people, and the likelihood of negative parenting by one parent being replicated by the other. Findings suggest that negative parenting styles are significantly correlated with raised scoring on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and that particular negative parenting styles in one parent are likely to be found in the other. The high percentages of young people reporting parents being often angry, sometimes frightening and lacking in warmth and affection give rise to concern about the facilitation of parenting in the UK. (Published Abstract)