Impact of Parenting Styles on the Development of Identity Crisis, Obsessive Compulsive Tendencies and Cognitive Rigidity in Adolescents

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.