Abstract
The present study aimed to examine the effect of secondary school students‟ perceived parenting style
on their emotional reactivity. The population consisted of all secondary school students enrolled in
public high schools of Lahore city. Two schools were selected purposively and adopted, and research
instruments were distributed among 400 students who were randomly selected. The response rate was
88%. Three hundred and fifty-three students completed the parental style questionnaire and Perth
Emotional Reactivity Scale. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA were used to analyze the data.
Authoritative parenting style was revealed as the most common parenting style. Further, it was found
to have a more significant effect on positive emotional reactivity than the permissive parenting style.
Authoritative and permissive mothers and authoritative fathers have a significant effect on emotional
reactivity. It can be concluded that authoritative mothers have a more strong influence on the
students‟ emotional reactivity.
Syeda Javaria Imran, Fakhra Aziz. (2018) Secondary School Students’ Perceived Parenting Style and Students Emotional Reactivity, Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, Volume 12, Issue 2.
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