Influence of Parenting Styles on Delinquent Tendencies

Abstract

Aim of the Study: This research aims to explore the connection within practices adopted by parents, traumatic events and delinquent tendencies.

Methodology: The research was conducted on 180 individuals who had an age that ranged from 13 to 19 years (M = 16.2, SD = 1.77). Total number of participants was 180 with a clear dispersion of 50% from both genders. Coming to a distribution of educational institutions, 95 of the participants studied in public institutes and 85 belonged to private institutes. Analysis was done with the help of correlation, Analysis of Variation, t-test and regression.

Findings: It was discovered that emotional warmth, anxious rearing and delinquent tendencies had a strong direct relationship. The demographic variables found that a higher percentage of delinquency existed in male participants and also that those who had been studying in public institutes. Lastly, it was found that a family system revolving around joint type raises the level of delinquency and also that social class had no effect on it.

Conclusion: The research introduced new concepts which are worth looking into such as differences in culture, order of birth and religious obligations and how delinquent tendencies can be influenced by differences in them.