Perceived Parenting Styles and the Psychological Correlates in Alpha Children:New Frontiers of Parenting in Pakistan
Keywords:
Parenting Style,, Alpha Children,, Self-esteem,, Resilience,, AdjustmentAbstract
Abstract
Fast transformation of social milieu, seen with the emergence of technology and bombardment of information in the form of internet gadgets and additional weight experienced during and after Covid outbreak, placed the Alpha Generation (who are now in their early/middle adolescence) to constantly pursue multiculturalism, which is in addition to their own unique physical, cognitive, and psychosocial demands, make it challenging for parents to adopt a parenting style in harmony with the idiosyncratic needs of their children, so that the goals of socialization are achieved.
The aim of the present study was to explore the perceived parenting styles and the psychological correlates of alpha children as practiced in Karachi, Pakistan. The data consisted of a sample of 200 early/middle adolescents (age range: 10 to 13 years), (89 males &111 females) belonging to all three (lower, middle, upper middle class) socio-economic strata, studying in an English medium school. To collect data, simple random sampling was used. Children were assessed on Perceived Parenting Style Scale (PPSS), Self –Perception Profile for Children (SPPC) and Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-12).The Cronbach’s Alpha for perceived parenting styles was .57(Authoritative parenting style=.57,authoritarian parenting style=.62 ,permissive parenting style .68),for SPPC .88.and for CYRM-12 was .76 . The focus of the present study was: 1).What is the most prevailing parenting style in the culture of Karachi with alpha children, 2).How does parenting style impact alpha children. The research hypotheses developed include: H1: There is a likelihood of significant relationship between perceived parenting style and self-esteem, among alpha children. H2: There would be a significant relationship between perceived parenting style and resilience among alpha children. H3: There is a possibility of a significant relationship between perceived parenting style and adjustment among alpha children. H4: There would be a significant difference between perceived parenting styles as an outcome of gender among alpha children. After scoring, analyses of data was done by using SPSS version-23. The study found the positive correlation between authoritative parenting style and psychological correlates and negative correlation with authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. Though some show statistically significant and other show insignificant hypothesized relationship between variables.
The results of the study provide the evidence of the shifting trends in parenting in the form of authoritative parenting style in Pakistan reflecting that the family unit is ready to play its new role. Implications are discussed.
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