Abstract
Adolescence has been considered as a period of challenges and
strains. Aggressive behavior usually escalates during this
period due to multiple reasons (e.g., physiological changes,
need for independence, establishment of new identity, and role
conflict). Parents play vital role in managing and monitoring
adolescents’ social relationships and behavior (Parke & Burial,
1998). A lack of adequate parental role as a manager is a
potential risk factor that is related to aggressiveness and
juvenile delinquency (Patterson & Stouthamer-Loeber, 1984).
The present study was carried out to investigate the role of
demographic variables (viz., parents’ education and parents’
income) and parenting styles in aggression among late
adolescents. The sample consisted of boys and girls from 9th
and 10th grades, age ranged between 15 and 17 years. Sample
was recruited from public and private schools of Punjab,
Pakistan. Parents were approached through students at their
homes. Data was collected by using Parenting Style
Questionnaire (Robinson, Mandleco, Olsen, & Hart, 1995) and
Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992). Significant
gender difference appeared on total aggression and its
components except for hostility. A considerable amount of
variance in total aggression was accounted for by authoritarian
parenting, permissive parenting, and income of parents.
Parenting styles predicted distinctively in four components of
aggression.
Syeda Shahida Batool. (2013) Lack of Adequate Parenting: A Potential Risk Factor for Aggression among Adolescents, Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, Volume-28, Issue-2.
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