Abstract
BackgroundThe associations between parental parenting styles and adolescents' development and health problems were also identified in a series of studies. However, the interactive impact of mother's and father's parenting style was less reported, which was implied in previous studies. In this study, we aim to analyze the associations between parental parenting style disparities and mental health among medical college students.MethodA cross-sectional study was conducted among medical college students in Shandong province, China, and 2,598 medical college students with parents were analyzed in this study. Items in a short form of Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran (EMBU) were used to calculate the parental parenting style disparities. Mental health was evaluated by the Kessler 10 scale.ResultsThe results of linear regressions showed that parental nurture reject disparities (RDs, β = 0.50, p < 0.001), parental emotional warmth disparities (WDs, β = 0.33, p < 0.001), parental overprotective disparities (ODs, β = 0.25, p < 0.001), and total disparities in parenting styles (TDs, β = 0.15, p < 0.001) were associated with mental health among medical college students, respectively. The other associated factors were age, ethnicity, chronic disease, above average family economic status, and good parental relationship.ConclusionOur findings supported the positive association between parental parenting style disparities and mental health problems. Further studies can test the mechanism and intervention of the findings about the importance of parental parenting style consistence on mental health.
Highlights
In the theories of attachment theory [1] and socialization theory [2, 3], parental parenting styles have been emphasized as a pivotal factor for children’s and adolescents’ social– emotional development
Linear regression was performed to examine the associations between parental parenting style disparities and mental health, after controlling other variables
We found that reject disparity (RD) (r = 0.16, p < 0.001), warmth disparity (WD) (r = 0.13, p < 0.001), overprotective disparity (OD) (r = 0.11, p < 0.001), and TDs (r = 0.15, p < 0.001) were associated with mental health
Summary
In the theories of attachment theory [1] and socialization theory [2, 3], parental parenting styles have been emphasized as a pivotal factor for children’s and adolescents’ social– emotional development. The interactive impact of mother’s and father’s parenting styles should be paid attention [11]. The different education and development process for the mother and father may result the different parenting styles when they parenting children [12]. Considering the importance of parental style, we have reason to believe that the kind of disparities may have influences on their children’ mental health. The associations between parental parenting styles and adolescents’ development and health problems were identified in a series of studies. The interactive impact of mother’s and father’s parenting style was less reported, which was implied in previous studies. We aim to analyze the associations between parental parenting style disparities and mental health among medical college students
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