META-PARENTING, A NEW CONCEPT IN THE INDIA CONTEXT

Introduction: Parental cognition leads to parental behaviour which in turn affects the child. Meta-parenting, a type of parental cognition is being researched widely in the last 5 years. The association of meta-parenting and children outcome has never been made especially in adolescent population. Aim:The study aims to assess difference between Meta-Parenting of mothers and fathers and assess adolescents correlated to meta-parenting. Material& Method:A cross-sectional, correlational design was used, Sample consisted of 425 parents of adolescents aged 13-17 years (from class 8-12) from various schools and private tuition centres in Delhi. Tools used were Meta-parenting questionnaire (MPQ), Results & Discussion: Results suggested no difference between males and females on the meta-parenting scale. Adolescent age, class, and birth order correlated to meta-parenting subscales. Conclusions:Meta-parenting is not dependent on parents gender.