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Faiza N Jesweer

Christ (Deemed to be University), India

Presentation Title:

Parenting style, aggression and depressive symptoms among young healthy adults

Abstract

Objective: Depression, as a common mental illness, is likely to contain subgroups with a hereditary component. Parents' tactics for guiding and disciplining their children may have an impact on their emotional well-being and may serve as a predisposing factor for depression. Dysfunctional parenting styles have also been found to be related to aggressive behavior in individuals. Therefore, the present study aims to examine aggression, and parenting styles as predictors of depressive features among young adults.

Materials and Method: The present quantitative study with a cross-sectional design included 100 participants without any history of past psychological or neurological disorders. Research tools included Perceived parenting style questionnaire, Aggression questionnaire (Buss and Perry,1992), PHQ-9 questionnaire. The data was obtained via google form.

Results: The results show that aggression and depression were significantly associated with scores for authoritative and permissive parenting style. Aggression was not associated with depression. The multiple linear regression model revealed that only the scores on authoritarian parenting styles were a significant predictor of depressive symptoms.

Conclusion: The present study highlights the association of perceived parenting styles and experience of depressive symptomatology. The study brings out the need to train parents to be mindful of how their parenting is being perceived by the offspring as it can have a serious toll on their mental health.

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