Author: Hira Fatima
Supervisor: Fatima Kamran, PhD
Degree: BS
Year: 2012- 2016
University: Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study was based on impact of parenting styles in developing depression in adolescents. The aim of the study was to identify the relationship between parenting styles, socialization skills and depression in adolescents. The sample consisted N = 176 adolescents with the age range of 14-16 years (M = 15.22, SD = .89). Sample was drawn by using Random Sampling Technique from Wapda School, Efa School, University laboratory school. Parenting Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), Social Competence Questionnaire (SCQ), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) were used to assess parenting styles, socialization skill and depression respectively. Correlational research design was used. The results showed that parenting styles (authoritarian and permissive) have a relationship with depression. Socialization skills had no relationship with depression. Moreover parenting styles (authoritarian and permissive) were predictor of depression while socialization skills do not predict depression.
Keywords: Parenting styles, Socialization Skills, Depression.
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Corresponding Address: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Email: chairperson@appsy.pu.edu.pk, Phone: 92-42-9231245
