Abstract
Objective: To analyze the parenting styles as the determinant of conflict management and anxiety among adolescents.
Study Design: Cross sectional correlational study
Place and Duration Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat from January 15th 2017 to August 30th 2017.
Methodology: A sample of 320 adolescent students with age ranges of 12 to 19 years (mean age, 15 years) were selected from
different educational institutions of Gujrat and Multan. For measuring Parenting Styles, conflict management and anxiety Parental
Authority Questionnaire; Adolescent’s Conflict management Scale and Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale -2 were used.
Results: The regression analysis confirmed that parenting styles were the significant predictor of conflict management (p-value, .000)
and anxiety (p-value, .000) in adolescents. Further, at individual the authoritarian (p-value, .000) and authoritative (p-value, .000)
parenting style predictor conflict management whereas permissive parenting style (p-value, .194). The authoritarian (p-value, .000)
and permissive ((p-value, .013) parenting styles predictor anxiety whereas authoritative parenting style (p-value, .139) was
insignificant
Conclusion: The parenting styles was a significant predictor of conflict management and anxiety in adolescents.
Zakia Bano, Saima Rani, Naeem Ullah Leghari. (2019) Parenting styles as determinants of conflict management and anxiety among adolescents, Isra Medical Journal, Volume 11, Issue 2.
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