Mother’s Parenting Style and Socio-Emotional Behaviour of Primary School Children
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2017-08
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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Mothers’ parenting styles and socio-emotional behaviour of primary school children in rural and urban areas of Bailhongal and Dharwad taluks of Karnataka state, was assessed during 2016-17 at the College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. The total sample comprised of 240 primary school children, of which 160 were rural and 80 were urban. The Parenting Rating Scale, Child Behaviour Checklist (Teacher Report form) and the Socio- Economic Status Scale was used. The collected data was analysed by using following statistical tests, frequency and percentage, t-test, Chi square, one way ANOVA.
Majority of the rural and urban mothers had permissive parenting style (85.83%), followed by authoritarian (71.66%) and authoritative parenting style (50.40%). Mothers exhibited more authoritative parenting style towards their first borns whereas authoritarian parenting to last borns in rural locale. High authoritative parenting was observed among graduate mothers in both rural and urban localities. Mothers from poor and lower middle SES family, had higher authoritarian parenting in rural locale. Majority of the primary school children had normal behavioural problems followed by clinical (16.25%) and borderline (13.75%). Among urban groups, girls were found with significantly more total behavioural problems (17.40%) as compared to boys (8.80%). Lower the education level among rural mothers higher the internalizing and externalizing problems among rural children. There was significant difference observed between mothers’ occupation on internalizing and externalizing problems in rural children. Children of working mothers exhibited more total behavioural problems as compared to children of house wives. Children from poor and lower middle SES exhibited more externalizing and total behaviour problems in rural locality. Higher the mothers’ authoritative parenting, lower the behaviour problems among rural and urban school children. Higher the mothers’ authoritarian parenting, higher will be the externalizing and total behaviour problems among urban school children.