Nilesh Thakre Chandana Shet
SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai Ankur Polyclinic, Dombivli
The present study explores the impact of father’s perceived parenting style on coping
with stress among adolescents. The unique bond shared by a father and a child seems
to be an influencing factor in varied behavioural outcomes in the children. The paradigm
shift in the structure of family and child-rearing practices shows the need to explore the
impact of the father’s parenting style on a child. The participants of the present study
consist of 124 boys and girls within the age range of 13 to 14 years studying in 8th
and 9th standard of English medium schools in Mumbai. They were assessed by using
parental authority questionnaire by Buri, and coping responses inventory-Youth by Moos.
The obtained results analysed by using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD indicated
significant difference between parenting styles on strategies of coping with stress. The
use of problem-solving coping strategy was found to be higher for the authoritative
parenting style. The use of acceptance and resignation of avoidance coping strategy was
higher for authoritarian and permissive parenting styles & lower in authoritative parenting
style. The use of positive reappraisal and cognitive avoidance coping strategy did not
show any significant difference in the means of different parenting styles of fathers