Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the parenting characteristics of adolescents with bipolar disorder. Methods: Parenting style of 30 adolescents with bipolar disorder was assessed and compared with normal group of 30 adolescents. Multidimensional Parenting Scale was used for assessing parenting style. Results: There were significantly lower levels of love, encouragement, acceptance, progressivism, democratism and higher levels of hate, rejection, autocratism, discouragement, conservatism and dependency found among families’ of adolescents with bipolar disorder compared to the normal group. Conclusion: Results of the present study indicate that there may be such factors related with parenting style which may have a significant role in the onset and course of bipolar disorders in child and adolescent population. Early identification and targeted interventions in these areas might be required for prevention, management, rehabilitation and preventing relapses of children and adolescents with bipolar disorders.
Highlights
A family has a most crucial and instrumental role in providing protection as well as nurturing services to the people
Parent child attachments and parenting style has been widely discussed in significance with various psychiatric disorders
The results are contradictory, most of the studies show the importance of parenting style with respect to the early onset bipolar disorders
Summary
A family has a most crucial and instrumental role in providing protection as well as nurturing services to the people. It plays a significant role in the healthy growth and development of human beings. Parenting Characteristics of Families of Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. Good family and parent child relations make healthy children and constitute overall public health. Though the influence of friends gains importance in adolescence, parents still continue to exert their influence in shaping the behaviors and choices of teens. Parent child relationships, parenting style and family functioning have well-documented effects on adolescent health and development (Singh & Singh, 2001). Studies (O’Leavy et al, 1999; Arrindell et al, 1983) have emphasized the parent, child attachments as a powerful marker variable for later adjustment as well as emotional and behavioral development of the child
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