The Effects of the Parenting Styles on the Behavior of Psychology Students in Centro Escolar University Year 2012-2013

An Undergraduate Research

Presented to the Faculty of

School of Science and Technology

In Partial Fulfillment of

the Requirements for the Course

Communication Skills 14

(Technical Writing)

by:

Anne Kristine G. Francisco

Kathlene Marie S. Tambo

Michelle R. Aranda

March 2013

CHAPTER 1
The Problem and Its Background
Introduction

Parenting is a complex activity that includes many specific behaviors that work individually and together to influence child outcomes. Although specific parenting behaviors, such as spanking or reading aloud, may influence child development, looking at any specific behavior in isolation may be misleading. Many writers have noted that specific parenting practices are less important in predicting child well-being than is the broad pattern of parenting. Most researchers who attempt to describe this broad parental milieu rely on Diana Baumrind’s concept of parenting style. The construct of parenting style is used to capture normal variations in parents’ attempts to control and socialize their children (Baumrind, 1991). Two points are critical in understanding this definition. First, parenting style is meant to describe normal variations in parenting. In other words, the parenting style typology Baumrind developed should not be understood to include deviant parenting, such as might be observed in abusive or neglectful homes. Second, Baumrind assumes that normal parenting revolves around issues of control. Although parents may differ in how they try to control or socialize their children and the extent to which they do so, it is assumed that the primary role of all parents is to influence, teach, and control their children. Parenting style