Parenting Styles, Self Compassion and Unstable Relationships in University Students

Abstract

Aim of the Study: This study sets to explore out the relationship between parenting styles, self-compassion, and unstable relationship in university students.

Methodology: Data was collected by using a cross-sectional research design, which successfully catches a population at a particular point in time. By using the purposive sampling technique, data was collected from selected university students who met the specific criteria, and willing to provide relevant detail regarding parenting styles, self-compassion, and unstable relationships. By using cross-sectional research design and purposive sampling, the study enhanced the quality of the collected data.

Findings: The study’s finding indicated the strong positive correlation between an authoritative parenting style and self-compassion. Other results showed the positive correlation between authoritarian parenting style and self-compassion. The connection between unstable relationships and authoritarian parenting was weakly positive. There was a weak positive association between self-compassion and permissive parenting. There was a weak positive association between unstable relationships and permissive parenting. Regression analysis results indicate that parenting practices were a significant predictor of unstable relationships and a significant positive predictor of self-compassion. Findings suggest a positive relationship between parenting styles, self-compassion, and relationships in university students.

Conclusion: Study concluded that authoritative parenting style was positively associated with self-compassion in university students. University students' self-compassion, authoritarian, permissive parenting, and unstable relationship were not negative correlate. It was found that parenting styles positively predict unstable relationships; they also positively predict self-compassion.