A Study of Parental Acceptance–Rejection in Relation to Depression and Life Satisfaction among Adolescents

Relationship between parents and children is the closest one that an individual experiences throughout his/her life. Parental acceptance-rejection affects child’s key components of cognitive and emotional development. AIM The present study was planned to study the relationship between parental acceptance and rejection of adolescents in relation to depression and life satisfaction and also evaluate the gender differences. METHOD 360 adolescents (180 males and 180 females) in the age range of 16-18 years were selected as the sample for the present study. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect the sample from private schools of Mandi, Gobindhgarh and Khanna (Punjab). They were administered the Short form of Parental Acceptance–Rejection Questionnaire (Rohner 2005), Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck et al., 1996) and Satisfaction with Life scale (Diener et al., 1985). Descriptive statistics, t-test and correlation analysis were computed. RESULTS The main findings are discussed in detail in light of recent researches in the field.