Adolescent Perceptions of Parenting Styles in Sweden, Italy and Greece: An Exploratory Study

Abstract: Comparative research on parenting styles among Nordic and Mediterranean countries is still missing, despite the increasing number of studies on parenting styles in adolescence. This study explores similarities and differences in adolescents’ retrospective perceptions of parenting styles, for both parents, in Sweden, Italy and Greece, using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire. In particular, it examines the relation between parental role, adolescent gender, country of origin, SES and these perceptions. Swedish, Italian and Greek adolescents (N = 702; 30.9% Swedish, 39.6% Italian and 29.5% Greek) participated in the study. To test the principal effects three mixed 2(parent; mother and father)*2(gender; girl and boy)*3(countries; Sweden, Italy and Greece)*3(SES; low, medium and high) ANOVAs were conducted separately for each parenting style. To verify the interaction effects, a mixed 2(parent; mother and father)*3(countries; Sweden, Italy and Greece)*3(SES; low, medium a.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/887

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Adolescent Perceptions of Parenting Styles in Sweden, Italy and Greece: An Exploratory Study ; volume:11 ; number:2 ; day:29 ; month:05 ; year:2015 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 11, Heft 2 (29.05.2015)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Maria Giulia Olivari ; Elisabeth Hertfelt Wahn ; Katerina Maridaki-Kassotaki ; Katerina Antonopoulou ; Emanuela Confalonieri

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v11i2.887
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417351948537502
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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