Resumen
Family represents a crucial form of socialization in shaping the healthy development of children and adolescents. In the last decades, studies have emphasized the crucial role of parent-child relationships in promoting a child's development and well-being. In addition, these studies also observed the critical role of parenting style in children's development and positive well-being. However, more is needed to know about the impact of parenting styles on children's psychological well-being in Singapore. Therefore, the current study investigates the association between parenting style, family support, and psychological well-being among children and adolescents in Singapore. Data came from 133 children and adolescents (57.9% boys and 42.1% girls) aged 8 to 14 (mean=11.01,
SD=1.57). The self-administered questionnaire consists of the Provincial Parenting Style, the Stirling Children Well-Being questionnaire (SCW), and the family support subscale of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (FS). Descriptive statistics examined the distribution of the study variables. ANOVA assesses whether parenting styles and psychological well-being differ by age and gender. Hierarchical linear regression examined the links between parenting style, family support, and SCW scores. Most respondents (55.6%) perceived their parents as authoritative, 29.4% as authoritarian, and 15% as permissive. There was a significant gender difference in parenting style with an authoritarian style more frequent among girls (
M=13.96,
SD=2.88 compared to Boys
M=12.92,
SD=2.85),
F (1, 131)=4.29,
p <.05. However, the authoritative style was more frequent in the younger age group (8-10 years) compared with those aged 11-14 years,
F (1, 131)=4.12,
p<.05. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that family support (β=5.61,
p<.001) and authoritative parenting (β=3.15,
p<.01) contributed significantly to children's psychological well-being. Parenting behavior significantly predicts children's and adolescents' psychological well-being. Authoritative parenting and familial support can enhance adjustment and promote psychological well-being in young people.
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Parenting styles, psychological well-being, children, adolescence, family support, Singapore