Parenting styles and family environment as predictors of aggression

Pages: 966-970
Ranjana and Parveen Devi (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana)

The present study was planned to analyze the role of parenting styles and family environment as predictors of adolescent aggression. The sample consisted of 300 adolescents. Children’s perception of parenting Styles, Family Environment Scale, and Aggression Questionnaire were used to evaluate parenting styles and family environment and to observe their relationships with aggression. In addition, the predictive capacity of parenting styles and family environment were also analyzed. The data were analyzed with the help of Pearson’s Product Moment correlation and stepwise regression analysis. The results of the study demonstrated that (i) democratic, accepting, rejecting, and over-demanding parenting styles are strongly related to aggression and (ii) Family environment also demonstrated strong inverse relationships with aggression. (iii) Stepwise regression analysis revealed that accepting and, rejecting dimensions of parenting styles and independence and expressiveness dimensions of family environment were strong predictors of aggression in adolescents. These results confirm the predictive significance for parenting styles and family environment on aggression.