PERCEIVED PARENTAL ATTITUDE IN RELATION TO HEALTHY PERSONALITY OF ADOLESCENTS - AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Authors

  • Dr. Renjini T Asst. Professor, Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5184-1983
  • Dr. Gopakumar AV Head, Department of Media Studies, Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i8.2020.997

Keywords:

Parenting, Adolescence, Healthy Personality, Mental Health, Temperament

Abstract [English]

The study attempts to find out the relation between parental attitude as perceived by adolescents in the dimensions of autonomy, firm control and psychological control to their healthy personality. The healthy personality is measured in terms of several distinct variables. From this the predictors of healthy personality from parental attitudes is derived. The sample selected were 129 adolescents pursuing under graduation in various colleges in the district of Trivandrum, Kerala state. The questionnaires used were CRPBI (Child’s Report of Parent Behavior Inventory) and Healthy Personality questionnaire. Results revealed that the three dimensions of parenting studied have a significant relation to healthy personality of adolescents.

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Published

2020-08-27

How to Cite

T, R., & AV, G. (2020). PERCEIVED PARENTAL ATTITUDE IN RELATION TO HEALTHY PERSONALITY OF ADOLESCENTS - AN EXPLORATORY STUDY. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 8(8), 155–163. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i8.2020.997