IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

H. L. Kaila ¹, Kshipra Vora ²

Affiliations
1 SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, IN
2 P.G. Department of Psychology, St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa, IN

Abstract

Parenting style is considered to be an important determinant of several aspects of children's outcomes and the current research aims to study the impact of phases of adolescence on perceived parenting. Convenient sampling procedure was employed to obtain a total sample of 450 adolescents (225 males and 225 females) from the north and south districts of Goa, who were administered a personal data sheet, Parenting Scale by R. L. Bharadwaj, H. Sharma, and A. Garg, Mental Health Battery by A. K. Singh & Alpana Sengupta and Rao's Social Maturity Scale by Nalini Rao. The data obtained was statistically analyzed using one way analysis of variance and post hoc anova to arrive at statistical conclusions. Results revealed significant differences as a function of phases of adolescence on overall perceived parenting and in dimensions of rejection v/s acceptance, carelessness v/s protection, and lenient standards v/s moralism and freedom v/s discipline. Urgent and need based implications for parenting and adolescent are hence arrived at.

Keywords

Early Adolescence, Middle Adolescence, Late Adolescence Perceived Parenting.

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Tina D'Cunha ¹, H. L. Kaila ²

Affiliations
1 Post Graduate Department of Psychology, St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa, IN
2 Mumbai, Maharastra, IN

Abstract

Adolescence is a time when most young people have to make decisions (by choice, compulsion or default) that frequently have lasting consequences throughout the rest of their lives. These experiences have an impact on the experience of their quality of life. The present study aimed at assessing the percentage of adolescents experiencing the various levels of quality of life. The study was based on adolescents in Goa. The WHO's Quality of Life scale - BREF (WHOQOL - BREF) was used to gather the research data. A percentage mapping on Quality of life across the three phases of adolescence indicated most adolescents perceive high and average quality of life with none showing in the low perception category. A comparison of the phases indicated that a higher percentage of middle adolescents experienced a higher quality of life.

Keywords

Adolescence, Quality of Life.

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