Influence of Perceived Parenting Style on Self-Esteem and Stress among Adolescents

This research investigates the relationship between perceived parenting style, self-esteem, and stress among adolescents, while also exploring potential gender differences. The findings indicate that adolescents who perceive a lower quality of parenting style tend to have higher self-esteem. No significant relationship was found between perceived parenting style and stress, nor between self-esteem and stress. Additionally, gender differences in perceived parenting style, self-esteem, and stress were not significant. Overall, the study highlights that perceived parenting style significantly affects self-esteem, but does not impact stress levels, and gender does not play a significant role in influencing these variables among adolescents. Objective: This study investigates how perceived parenting style influence the self-esteem and stress among adolescents. Methodology: A sample of 150 adolescents, aged 13 to 18, was selected using convenient sampling. A quantitative correlation research design was employed, using Perceived Parenting Style Scale, Self-Esteem Scale and Perceived Stress Scale. The parenting styles were categorised into three types, authoritative, authoritarian and permissive. self-esteem was scored as low self-esteem and normal self-esteem and the perceived stress is scored as low, normal, high. SPSS software was used to analyse significant difference in perceived parenting style, self-esteem and stress among adolescents. Result: The study investigated the relationship between perceived parenting style, self-esteem, and stress among adolescents, as well as potential gender differences in these variables. It found that adolescents who view their parenting style negatively tend to have higher self-esteem. There was no significant relationship between perceived parenting style and stress. Additionally, the relationship between self-esteem and stress was not significant. Gender differences in perceived parenting style, self-esteem, and stress were also examined and found to be insignificant. This indicates that perceived parenting style affects self-esteem but not stress levels. Furthermore, gender does not significantly influence how adolescents perceive parenting style, their self-esteem, or their stress levels. Overall, the findings highlight a notable connection between parenting style and self-esteem, while stress and gender differences remain unaffected.