Keywords
classification of parenting styles
Publications
Kapustin S.A.(2014). Styles of parenting in families of psychological consultation clients for parent-child problems. The Moscow University Psychology Bulletin.Series 14.Psychology,4,76-90
The article suggests a classification of parenting styles found in the families of psychological consultation clients, who have asked for the help in the decision of the parent-child problems. This classification is created as a result of investigation 176 families. Based on interview with clients there were identified and described two main parenting style — overprotection and overexactingness. Their descriptions are given in three dimensions of the relationship of parents with their children’s: cognitive, emotional and behavioral. There were identified and described the various variants of overprotection and overexactingness: local and total, moderate and strong, “hospital”, anxious and loving overprotection; local and total, moderate and strong, soft, hard and cruel overexactingness. Content characteristics of all these variants were also given by separate dimensions of the relationship of parents with their children. This classification, in comparison with the known, gives the opportunity to more clearly define meaningful similarities and differences of different parenting styles on each of the selected dimensions.
Received: 06/03/2014
Pages: 76-90
Keywords: psychological counseling;
parent-child problems;
classification of parenting styles;
overprotection;
overexactingness;
Available Online: 12/31/2014