Abstract
The current study investigated gender differences in
perceived father rejection in childhood and psychological
adjustment in adulthood. It was hypothesized that: there
would be gender differences in childhood perception of
father’s rejection; there would be gender differences in
psychological maladjustment in adulthood and there would
be gender differences in psychological maladjustment of
those adults who had experienced father’s rejection in their
childhood. Participants included 206 university students (103
males & 103 females) from different universities of Karachi
selected through convenient sampling technique. To measure
the perceived father’s rejection in childhood, Adult Parental
Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire/Control (Adult
PARQ/Control: Father Short Form, Rohner, 2005) was
administered. Their psychological adjustment was measured
through Adult Personality Assessment Questionnaire (Adult
PAQ, Rohner, 2005). Significant gender differences in
perceived paternal rejection were found. Further, only on the
dimension of aggression and hostility there were significant
gender differences which was more for males. No significant
gender differences were seen psychological maladjustment.
Except for emotional instability which was more in females,
there were no significant gender differences on other six
aspects. Overall, it is observed that although there appears to
be gender differences in parental handling of their children
nevertheless the psychological maladjustment is alike in male
and female adults.
Sadiq Hussain, Seema Munaf. (2012) Gender Difference in Perceived Childhood Father Rejection and Psychological Adjustment in Adulthood, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 22, Issue 1.
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