An Exploratory Study of the Relationships between Family Functioning and Parenting Styles: The Perceptions of Mothers of Young Grade School Children

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between family functioning and parenting styles. Data were collected in 1996 from 151 mothers of first‐ or third‐grade children using established self‐report assessments. Based on the findings, the researchers concluded that balanced family...

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Published in:Family and consumer sciences research journal 2002-09, Vol.31 (1), p.112-129
Main Authors: Mupinga, Emily Evellyne, Garrison, M. E. Betsy, Pierce, Sarah H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authority
Children
Elementary School Students
Families & family life
Family Functioning
Family Structure
Mothers
Parent Attitudes
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting style
Parenting Styles
Parents & parenting
Perceptions
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between family functioning and parenting styles. Data were collected in 1996 from 151 mothers of first‐ or third‐grade children using established self‐report assessments. Based on the findings, the researchers concluded that balanced family types were positively related to authoritative parenting and negatively related to authoritarian parenting.
ISSN:1077-727X
1552-3934
DOI:10.1177/1077727X02031001005