Early bonding, Parenting Styles and Temperament: Association between three-generational Aspect of Parenting

Authors

  • Husena Dhariwala1 , Shwetha T.S2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i12.13242

Keywords:

Parental bonding, Parenting styles, Pre-school, Temperament, Three-Generations

Abstract

Background: Parenting styles differ with individuals. Early experiences play an important role to determine
the nature of parenting. However, studies do not highlight dyadic views of partners as a unit in their parenting
styles. Further, the critical age between 3-6 years is found to be vulnerable to environmental influences.
Thus, the transactional influence in a three-generational viewpoint needs to be studied. The aim was to
understand the three-generational aspect of parenting. The primary objective included understanding the
relationship of early parental bonding on current parenting styles and its association with the temperament
of pre-school aged children.
Method: 15 couples with children in preschool, aged between 3-6 years, of age range 20-40 years using a
convenience sampling were recruited. The participants were assessed by the Parental Bonding Instrument
(PBI), Parental Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ) and Child Behaviour Questionnaire- Very Short
Form (CBQ-VSF). The data was further analyzed using descriptive statistics for the socio-demographics and
the association between the variables was assessed using Spearman’s rank correlation.
Conclusion: Correlational analysis showed an authoritative parenting style positively correlated with
effortful control and a negative correlation with the surgency dimension of temperament. No significant
relationship between parental bonding and parenting styles was found.

Author Biography

  • Husena Dhariwala1 , Shwetha T.S2

    1
    M.Phil. Clinical Psychology, 2Assistant Professor, Manipal College of Health Professions (MCHP) Manipal
    Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India

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Published

2020-11-27

How to Cite

Early bonding, Parenting Styles and Temperament: Association between three-generational Aspect of Parenting. (2020). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(12), 231-237. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i12.13242