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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Descriptive results for fathers’ and mothers’ parenting styles and dimensions

From: Perceived parenting and adolescents’ adjustment

 

Authoritative

Indulgent

Authoritarian

Neglectful

 

12 years

13–14 years

15–16 years

Total

12 years

13–14 years

15–16 years

Total

12 years

13–14 years

15–16 years

Total

12 years

13–14 years

15–16 years

Total

Father

N

38

114

106

258 (25.4)

95

117

42

254 (25.0)

31

146

130

307 (30.2)

31

146

130

198 (19.5)

 (%)

(18.1)

(24.1)

(31.7)

(45.2)

(24.7)

(12.6)

(14.8)

(30.9)

(38.9)

(14.8)

(30.9)

(38.9)

 CR

− 2.7

− 0.9

3.3

7.6

− 0.2

− 6.4

− 5.5

0.4

4.2

− 5.5

0.4

4.2

 Warmth, M (SD)

   

74.58 (2.76)

   

74.77 (2.88)

   

58.66 (10.07)

   

58.93 (10.18)

 Control, M (SD)

   

33.60 (4.02)

   

24.26 (2.93)

   

34.35 (4.55)

   

24.14 (3.47)

Mother

n

46

127

113

286 (27.6)

79

113

47

239 (23.1)

38

151

109

298 (28.8)

51

91

71

213 (20.6)

 (%)

(21.5)

(26.3)

(33.2)

(36.9)

(23.4)

(13.8)

(17.8)

(31.3)

(32.1)

(23.8)

(18.9)

(20.9)

 CR

− 2.2

− 0.8

2.8

5.4

0.3

− 4.9

− 4.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

− 1.2

0.2

 Warmth, M (SD)

   

76.25 (2.08)

   

76.29 (2.04)

   

63.73 (8.49)

   

63.76 (9.01)

 Control, M (SD)

   

31.53 (4.43)

   

22.59 (2.59)

   

32.66 (5.06)

   

22.58 (3.01)