Abstract:
bstract
Adolescence is a critical period of formation involving identity, mental health, and cognitive
flexibility. Decades of research in parenting have yet to bridge the gap between understanding
how parenting styles might influence identity crises, obsessive compulsive tendencies, and
cognitive rigidity in adolescents. Filling the Gap: The Impact of Authoritative, Authoritarian
and Permissive Parenting Styles on Psychological Constructs among 600 Adolescents: Gender
Invariance This study fills the gap by investigating the impact of Authoritative, Authoritarian
and Permissive parenting styles on these psychological aspects among 600 adolescents,
consisting of 300 males and 300 females. Data was collected through standardized scales such
as the Perceived Parenting Style Scale, Children's Obsessional Compulsive Inventory-Revised Self Report (ChOCI-R-S), Revised Identity Style Inventory (ISI-5), and Cognitive Flexibility
Inventory (CFI). Correlation analyses and T-test were used to explore relationships. Nine
hypotheses were tested, and the key findings are according to hypothesis, Authoritative
parenting relates to greater cognitive flexibility and fewer obsessive-compulsive symptoms,
whereas Authoritarian and Permissive parenting correlate with higher levels of identity crisis
and cognitive rigidity. Such results draw attention to the pivotal nature of parenting in
adolescent mental health development and the evolution of identity. It will likely prove
particularly helpful to mothers and fathers, teachers, and professional providers of mental
health care, as it demonstrates that balanced supportive parenting can play a crucial role in the
betterment of adolescents' psychological developments, thus forming a foundation for more
effective support systems and interventions.
