Parenting Styles FINALS UNSELF Flashcards
Parenting Styles by?
Baumrind (1966), Maccoby & Martin (1983)
Parenting styles are categorized
based on two dimensions:
‣ responsiveness and
‣ demandingness.
*Differences in parenting styles are
highly correlated with differences in
child temperaments or behavioral
tendencies (child outcome).
*Parenting styles & practices have a
direct and profound effect on a
child’s___________
attachment development
refers to the
degree parents are accepting
and sensitive to their children’s
emotional and developmental
needs
Dimensions
*Responsiveness
refers to the
extent parents control their
children’s behavior or demand
their maturity
Dimensions
*Demandingness
a deep and enduring “psychological
connectedness”
between
two
people in which each seeks closeness
and feels more secure when in the
presence of the attachment figure.
Attachment
*it is characterized by specific
behaviors in children, such as seeking
proximity to the __________figure
when upset or threatened (Bowlby,
1969)
Attachment
it is considered a powerful predictor
of a child’s later social and emotional
outcome (Benoit, 2004)
Attachment
4 PARENTING
STYLES
- Authoritative (or Democratic)
- Authoritarian (or
Disciplinarian) - Permissive (or Indulgent)
- Uninvolved (or Neglectful
HIGH DEMANDINGNESS;
HIGH RESPONSIVENESS
PARENTING STYLE
AUTHORITATIVE
HIGH DEMANDINGNESS;
LOWRESPONSIVENESS
PARENTING STYLE
AUTHORITARIAN
LOWDEMANDINGNESS;
HIGH RESPONSIVENESS
PARENTING STYLE
PERMISSIVE
LOWDEMANDINGNESS; LOW
RESPONSIVENESS
PARENTING STYLE
UNINVOLVED
*Parents’ attributes:
‣ warm and responsive
‣ with clear rules
‣ high expectations
‣ supportive
‣ value independence
*Child outcome:
‣ higher academic success
‣ good self-esteem
‣ competent social skills
‣ better mental health
‣ less violent tendencies
‣ securely attached
PARENTING STYLE
AUTHORITATIVE
Parents’ attributes:
‣ unresponsive
‣ with strict rules
‣ expect blind obedience
‣ high expectations
‣ punishment is common
*Child outcome:
‣ low academic success
‣ low self-esteem
‣ poor social skills
‣ prone to mental illness
‣ drugs/alcohol abuse
‣ delinquen
PARENTING STYLE
AUTHORITARIAN
*Parents’ attributes:
‣ warm and responsive
‣ limited or no rules
‣ minimal or no expectations
‣ lenient
*Child outcome:
‣ impulsive
‣ egocentric
‣ poor social skills
‣ problematic relationships
‣ inclined to not follow rules
PARENTING STYLE
PERMISSIVE
Parents’ attributes:
‣ cold and unresponsive
‣ no rules
‣ neglectful
‣ indifferent
Child outcome:
‣ more impulsive
‣ more delinquent
‣ more drugs/alcohol abuse
‣ more mental issues
‣ prone to suicidal tendencies
PARENTING STYLE
UNINVOLVED
