Differential parenting styles for fathers and mothers

Abstract

University students (N = 617; 242 male, 375 female) completed a questionnaire designed to tap attitudes toward paternal and maternal parenting. Significant gender‐based differences were found for the authoritative and permissive styles of parenting. Mothers, rather than fathers, were perceived to be more likely to use these styles. When considering the extent to which parents differentiated between their sons and daughters, significant differences were found for each of the three parenting styles. Fathers were perceived by male respondents to be more likely to use an authoritarian style. Mothers were perceived to be more likely to use an authoritative style by female respondents, and a permissive style by male respondents. Some of the socialisation implications stemming from these gender‐based differences are discussed, particularly with regard to aggressiveness.

Impact of parental emotional support and coercive control on adolescents' self‐esteem and psychological distress: Results of a four‐year longitudinal study

“…Research suggests that mothers are generally more caring (Deschesnes et al, 1997;Parker et al, 1979) and slightly more overprotective than fathers (Parker et al, 1979). Mothers are more likely to be perceived as authoritative (adequate level of control, and high level of warmth, democracy and responsiveness) or permissive (high level of warmth and responsiveness, and low level of control and demandingness) than fathers (Conrade & Ho, 2001;McKinney & Renk, 2008).…”

“…Mothers and fathers may adopt different parenting behaviors based on their child's gender. Levels of parental control and emotional support may also vary according to the parents' gender (Conrade & Ho, 2001;Deschesne et al, 1997;McKinney & Renk, 2008;Parker et al, 1979;Rey et al, 1993). Research suggests that mothers are generally more caring (Deschesnes et al, 1997;Parker et al, 1979) and slightly more overprotective than fathers (Parker et al, 1979).…”

Impact du soutien affectif et du contrôle abusif parental sur l'ajustement psychologique des adolescents de 14 à 18 ans /

“…& Richard, 1993) et à une plus faible incidence d'idées suicidaires (Breton, Légaré, Laverdure, & D'Amours, 1999 (Maccoby & Martin, 1983;Rey et al, 1993;Bellerose, Cadieux, & Noël, 2001), le sexe (Conrade & Ho, 2001;Deschesne & Shaefer, 1997;Parker et al, 1979;Rey et al, 1993;Wissink, Dekovic, & Meijer, 2009), l'origine culturelle (Baumrind, 1996;Dornbusch, Ritter, Liederman, Roberts, & Fraleigh, 1987;Steinberg, et al, 1991), le statut socioéconomique Radziszewska et al, 1996;Steinberg et al, 1991) et la structure familiale (Claes & Lacoerse, 2001). Dans le présent projet, deux des caractéristiques les plus fortement associées aux pratiques parentales selon notre recension des écrits seront considérées, soit l'âge et le sexe.…”

“…Des études rapportent que les mères sont généralement perçues comme plus affectueuses (Deschesnes et al, 1997;Parker et al, 1979) et surprotectrices que les pères (Parker et al, 1979). Dans le même ordre d'idées, les mères seraient perçues comme plus démocratiques et plus permissives que les pères (Biggam & Power, 1998;Conrade & Ho, 2001;McKinney & Reek, 2008). Les pères sont parfois perçus comme plus autoritaires que les mères mais les observations sont variables selon les études (Conrade & Ho, 2001 ;.…”

“…Dans le même ordre d'idées, les mères seraient perçues comme plus démocratiques et plus permissives que les pères (Biggam & Power, 1998;Conrade & Ho, 2001;McKinney & Reek, 2008). Les pères sont parfois perçus comme plus autoritaires que les mères mais les observations sont variables selon les études (Conrade & Ho, 2001 ;.…”