A Study on Parenting Style and Parenting Stress Among Parents of Children with Odd (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)

This study examines the potential buffering a study on parenting style and parenting stress among parents of children with ODD. This investigates the relationship between parenting styles and parenting stress among with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) utilizing a mixed-methods approach. A sample of 43 parents participated in the study, completing self-report measures assessing, parenting style and parenting stress. Demographic variables were taken age, gender, education and socioeconomic status. Correlation and t-test, and anova were used for data analysis. Parenting style and parenting stress scale were used to analysis. The findings aim to inform targeted interventions and support systems tailored to enhance the well-being of both parents and ODD children within the family unit. The results showed that there was a significantly negative relationship between authoritative and authoritarian parenting style as well as oppositional disorder. Results from hierarchical correlation coefficient indicated that both parenting style and parenting stress were significant predictors of permissive parenting style among parents of children with ODD, even after controlling for demographic variables.  Implications for clinical practice and future research directions are discussed.