Impact of Perceived Parenting Styles on Loneliness and Gender Differences in Young Adults

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Anubhuti Sharma (Department of Psychology, Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Sector 36-A, Chandigarh

Loneliness comes from the unmet social needs of a person. It is a feeling of distress that hinders the quality of social relationships. Parenting styles opted by parents also play an important role in the feelings of the child. Negative parenting styles (Authoritarian and permissive) and positive parenting style (authoritative) can decrease and increase the feeling of loneliness in the child, respectively. This study aims to investigate the impact of perceived parenting styles on loneliness and significant differences in gender among young adults. A total of 110 students (49 boys & 61 girls) in the age group 18-23 years from different universities/colleges of Chandigarh and Mohali were taken. The Perceived Parenting Scale (PPSS) (Divya & Manikandan, 2013) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (version 3) (Russell, 1978) were administered to the participants. The results revealed that there is a negative and non-significant correlation between parenting styles and loneliness. Authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles have a negative and non-significant correlation with loneliness. Whereas, permissive parenting style has a positive and non-significant correlation with loneliness. There was no significant difference between males and females.