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Mandeep Sharma, Novrattan Sharma and Amrita Yadava
M.D.University, Rohtak
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The present study was planned to examine the relationship between parental
styles and depression among adolescents. The sample of the study involved
100 adolescents (males=50, females =50) between the age range of 14 and 16
years and one of their parent thus making the total sample of 200. The
adolescents were assessed with Children Depression Inventory whereas parents
were administered Parenting Authority Questionnaire-R, to check parental style.
The data were analyzed by using Pearson’s Product Moment method of correlation
and t –test .For mean comparisons, the sample of parents was classified into
two extreme groups’ i.e High vs. Low (Mean ± 1 S.D.) on the basis of their
scores on parenting style and depression scores of their wards were compared
The results showed that (i) Authoritarian Parenting Style has significant positive
correlation with depression, (ii) Permissive Parenting style has significant
negative correlation with depression. (iii) There is a significant difference between
males and females on measures of depression. (iv). The two extreme groups
(high vs. low) showed significant differences on their depression levels