Abstract
The present research explored the degree of perceived parental
acceptance-rejection and its impact on psychological adjustment in
a group of 81 convicts (40 men & 41 women) with mean age =
37.2 (SD = 13.77) years. They were selected from the Central Jail,
Peshawar. For comparison, 90 normal (45 men and 45 women)
having mean age = 36.23 (SD = 12.68), were selected from the
general population. Short form of Parental Acceptance-Rejection
Questionnaire (Adult PARQ: Father & Mother), Parental Control
Scale (Adult PCS: Father & Mother), and Personality Assessment
Questionnaire (Adult PAQ) by Rohner and Khaleque (2008),
translated into Urdu by Riaz (2011) were used for assessment.
Results revealed that convicts perceived more parental rejection
than normal. Multiple regression analysis showed that parental
rejection, specifically parental indifference/neglect, is a significant
predictor of psychological maladjustment among convicts. In
addition, both men and women convicts described their parents as
exercising lax and highly permissive mode of disciplining
behaviors.
Bushra Sajid, Mah Nazir Riaz. (2016) Perceived Parental Rejection and Psychosocial Maladjustment: A Study of Convicts, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 26, Issue 2.
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