DETERMINANTS OF PARENTING STYLES ADOPTED BY MOTHERS OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN ACCORDING TO CHILD AND MOTHERS VARIABLES

The parent- child relationship has a major influence on most aspects of child development. The present study is conducted to know the Determinants of Parenting Styles adopted by fathers according to Child variables. Sample consists of 220 mothers of pre-school age children selected from Thirupati and Hyderabad. Multi stage systematic random sampling technique was used to select sample. Sample mothers were administered with Parental Attitude towards their Own Upbringing Scale andParenting Styles Questionnaire.The results of linear regression analysis revealed that the major determinants of child variables for adoption of parenting styles adopted by mother, birth order of the child showed significant contribution towards adoption of authoritarian and authoritative parenting style. Only birth order showed significant contribution towards permissive parenting style. Age of the mother, education of the mother, occupation of the mother and attitude of the mother were contributing significantly towards authoritarian and permissive parenting styles adopted by mothers of pre-school children.