Relationship between parenting styles and gender role identity in college students
Journal
Psychological Reports
Journal Volume
114
Journal Issue
1
Pages
250-271
Date Issued
2014
Abstract
The relationship between perceived parenting styles and gender role identity was examined in college students. 230 undergraduate students (48 men, 182 women; 18-23 years old) responded to the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) and the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI). The hypothesis was that parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive for both fathers and mothers) would be significantly associated with gender role identity (undifferentiated, feminine, masculine, and androgynous) of college students, specifically whether authoritative parenting styles associated with androgyny. To account for differences in sex on gender role identity or parenting styles, sex was included as a factor. The pattern of the difference in identity groups was similar for males and females. There were significant differences in parenting styles between gender role groups. Maternal and paternal authoritativeness correlated with participants' femininity, and for both parents, the relationship was observed to be stronger in males than females; paternal authoritativeness was significantly associated with androgyny. Future research based on these results should investigate how the findings relate to children's psychological well-being and behavioral outcomes. ? Psychological Reports 2014.
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Other Subjects
adolescent; article; authority; child parent relation; female; femininity; gender identity; human; male; masculinity; psychological aspect; student; university; young adult; Adolescent; Authoritarianism; Female; Femininity; Gender Identity; Humans; Male; Masculinity; Parent-Child Relations; Parenting; Students; Universities; Young Adult
Type
journal article