The Association between Parenting Style and Adolescent Resilience: A Study in a Greek Context

Papadopoulos, D. PAPADOPOULOS (Dimitris)¹, VLAGKA, R. VLAGKA (RANIA)^2
1Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Antikalamos, Kalamata, 24100, Kalamata
²Greek Association of Mental Health for Children and Adults (PEPSYPE), Andromachis 42, 17671, Kallithea (Athens)

 

Submission type

Poster only

Scheduled

Hallway, 10-07-2019, 15:30 - 17:00

Keywords

parenting, resilience, adolescence

Summary

In this study the association between perceived parenting styles and adolescent resilience were examined in a sample of Greek students (mean age of 16.02 years)  from a private school in a metropolitan area of Athens (N=82). Participants completed measures of parenting styles and resilience. SPSS (v.23) was used to identify the associations between the variables. Results are generally consistent with previous research findings: authoritative and permissive parenting found to be in association to adolescents resilience while authoritarian parenting was negatively associated to resilience. Moreover, regarding the effects of socio-demographical variables on parenting styles found that the age of the mother was related positive with the permissive parenting style. Finally, multiple regression analysis revealed that the permissive parenting style was significant positive predictor of the adolescent resilience, whereas the authoritative  and  authoritarian style didn't had a significant predict power for the adolescent outcomes. Future study might also investigate the parenting styles that facilitate the children psychosocial development and moreover should focus on the implementation and evaluation of research-based parenting interventions. Limitation of the study and implications for psychological practice will be also presented.

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