Perceived parenting styles and emotional intelligence among high school children : A descriptive study

Manju S; Mrs Remya U R

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Perceived parenting styles and emotional intelligence among high school children : A descriptive study

Manju S, Mrs Remya U R

Abstract :

A descriptive correlation study was conducted on perceived parenting styles and emotional intelligence among high school children. A total of 200 samples were selected by multistage sampling from selected schools at Trivandrum district. The tools used for the study were socio demographic proforma, Parental Authority Questionnaire(PAQ), Schutte self report emotional intelligence test (SSEIT). This study results showed that, majority (73%) of the children perceived their parent�s parenting style as authoritative. A strong positive correlation between authoritative parenting style and level of emotional intelligence (r= 0.5). The level of emotional intelligence had a significant association with mother�s education (x2= 16.454, p= 0.012) and type of family(x2=15.615, p= 0.016).This study concluded that perceived parenting styles had an effect on emotional intelligence of the high school children.