Perceived Parenting Style and Perceived Parental Support on Coping Strategies of Adolescents with Self harm

Abstract

The present study was designed to explore the impact of perceived parental support and perceived parenting styles on coping strategies of adolescents with selfharm. For this purpose, adolescents from Rawalpindi and Islamabad were approached, including both males and females. Perceived Parental Support Scale (PSS; Kristjansson et al., 2011), Perceived Parenting Style Scale (PPSS; Ghafoor & Kurukkan, 2014) and Coping Style Scale (CS; Zaman & Ali, 2015) were used to collect the data for the present study. High-reliability estimates were observed for perceived parental support and perceived parenting style, while the reliability coefficient of coping style was satisfactory. The findings of the present study revealed that perceived parental support and perceived parenting styles are significant predictors of emotional focused coping strategies among adolescents. A significant relationship was found between perceived parental support and emotional focused coping style. Similarly, a significant negative relationship was observed between perceived parental support and problem-focused coping styles among adolescents. Furthermore, the results indicated that the authoritarian parenting style mother has significantly impacted the coping styles. This study also explored the role of age with different coping styles. It is found that 18 years of age is peek age for using emotional focused coping strategies.