Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Authoritarian Parenting Style And Its Effect On Self-Esteem And Coping Strategies Of 21 Year Old Girl

Pushpendri Pratap Singh Yadav, Rupali Chandola

Abstract :

Background: A parenting style is a psychological construct representing standard strategies that parents use in their child rearing. The quality of parenting can be more essential than the quantity of time spent with the child. Authoritarian parenting styles generally lead to children who are obedient and proficient, but they rank lower in happiness, social competence, and self-esteem. Purpose : The purpose of the current study was to examine the impact of authoritarian parenting style on self-esteem and coping strategies. Material & Methods :This case study was conducted on 21 year old girl who had internal conflicts due authoritarian parenting styles, study incorporated case history from parents and subject through informal and telephonic conversation. Multidimensional parenting style, Cooper-smith self-esteem inventory and Cope inventory scale was administered to the respondents and used for the study. Result: Subject having an average self-esteem and good in emotion focused coping. Conclusion: shows that subject is good at coping with her emotions and she is very practical in nature; she accepts the reality of a stressful situation and engaged herself in attempt to deal with the situation.