background: self-esteem is one of the basic needs for all individuals especially in adolescence. the aim of this study was to determine associations between adolescents’ self-esteem and perceived maternal parenting styles as well as its dimensions in terms of family type. methods: in this analytic cross-sectional study, 356 high school students (250 two-parent nuclear family and 106 single-pare...

BACKGROUND Children's activity level, including physical activity (PA) and screen sedentary time (SST), is influenced by environmental factors in which parents play a critical role. Different types of parenting styles may influence children's activity level. Inconsistent results were found on the association between parenting styles and PA, and few studies tested the association between parenti...

background: parenting style in communication with teenagers is a complex and double way process that affects progress and success of all generations both at present time and future. due to the importance of having accurate knowledge about mothers' parenting style and its underlying factors, it has been assessed in this study. methods: this study was a descriptive cross-sectional study on 737 fe...

The authors examined the relationship of authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive parenting styles and the number of years in the United States with self-perception (academic competence, morality, and self-reliance) as recalled by Korean American college students (N = 144). Authoritative parenting behaviors were most common in Korean American families, followed by authoritarian behaviors, w...

OBJECTIVE To examine relationships between parenting styles and practices and child moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and screen time. METHODS Participants were children (6.9 ± 1.8 years) with a body mass index in the 70-95th percentile and their parents (421 dyads). Parent-completed questionnaires assessed parental support for child physical activity (PA), parenting styles and ch...

Parenting styles influence a child's risk for obesity. The goals of this study are to evaluate the influence of (i) parenting style on children's health behaviors (physical activity and dietary intake), (ii) children's sociodemographic characteristics on parenting style and on children's health behaviors and (iii) parents' sociodemographic characteristics on their use of controlling styles to p...

Studies concerning parenting styles and disciplinary practices have shown a relationship between both factors and bullying involvement in adolescence. The scarce available evidence suggests that abusive disciplinary practices increase teenagers' vulnerability to abuse in school or the likelihood of them becoming abusers of their peers in the same context. However, there is a lack of knowledge a...

Title of Dissertation: KOREAN PARENTS’ AND ADOLESCENTS’ REPORTS OF PARENTING STYLES: A DEVELOPMENTAL STUDY Angel Hayoung Kim, Ph. D., 2008 Dissertation directed by: Professor Kenneth H. Rubin Department of Human Development The main purpose of this study was to examine differences and relations among Korean mothers’, fathers’, and adolescent girls’ and boys’ reports of parenting styles, disting...

The present investigation predicted that greater use of corporal punishment as well as physical maltreatment would be associated with child abuse potential and selected parenting styles. Three independent studies were examined, two with community samples and a third with a clinical atrisk sample of parents. Parents across all studies anonymously completed the Child Abuse Potential Inventory, th...