Effects of Parenting Style Upon Psychological Well‐being of Young Adults: Exploring the Relations Among Parental Care, Locus of Control and Depression

The study on Parental Bonding and Psychological Well-being was conducted in Sriperumbudur among 60 young adults. The tools used were Parental Bonding Instrument and Psychological General Well – being Index. The bonding or attachment that a child has with parents have a great impact on their personality traits and well – being. Children who have a secure attachment with their parents tend to be less at the risk of any mental disorders. Parents these days are both employed and the children are left with the servant maids or at crèches, wherein they lose the bonding that has to be received from their parents. In some cases the parents are over protective to the children and restrict them in almost every single thing. This lack of parental bonding or over protectiveness may affect the well – being of the child in the later years. The present study is to know the bonding style of parents with their children and the effect of it on the psychological well-being of the individual. The results indicated that there is a significant correlation between parental care, control and psychological well – being.

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Remembered parenting style and psychological well-being in young adults whose parents had experienced early child loss

Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice ◽

10.1348/147608305x52667 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

pp. 69-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Renate Pantke ◽

Pauline Slade

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Parenting Style ◽

Well Being ◽

Child Loss ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Early Child

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Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement between Emotional Manipulation and Psychological Well-Being: Does Age Matter?

Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.3390/bs11090117 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 117

Author(s):

Syeda Rubab Aftab ◽

Jamil Ahmad Malik

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

Well Being ◽

Late Adolescents ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Emotional Skills ◽

Mediating Role

Background/Aims: When people hone their emotional skills, they become better at manipulating others. They use their emotional skills for coping with the demands of life. This study investigated the mediating role of moral disengagement between emotional manipulation and psychological well-being. Further, the moderating role of age is tested for the mediation model of the study. Methods: This study has a cross-sectional design. Participants included students from private and public institutions (n = 542; Mean age = 18.59 years, SD = 2.10 years; gender = 46% males). Responses were collected on emotional manipulation, moral disengagement, and psychological well-being questionnaires. Analyses were conducted using SPSS 21 and PROCESS 3.1. Results: The correlation analysis showed that both in late adolescents and young adults, moral disengagement negatively correlated with psychological well-being. However, the correlation is much stronger for young adults as compared to late adolescents. Similarly, emotional manipulation has a stronger positive correlation with moral disengagement in young adults compared to late adolescents. Results also showed that moral disengagement and emotional manipulation is higher in males than females, and psychological well-being is higher in females than males. Moral disengagement appeared to be a negative mediator for the relationship between emotional manipulation and psychological well-being. Further, age moderated the indirect effect of emotional manipulation on psychological well-being through moral disengagement. The moderation of age suggests that young adults are more inclined toward moral disengagement behaviors for manipulating emotions in comparison to late adolescents. Conclusions: It is concluded that use of emotional manipulation is associated with a direct increase in psychological well-being; however, indirect emotional manipulation decreases psychological well-being, with an increased use of moral disengagement. Moreover, this indirect effect is stronger in young adults compared to late adolescents, as young adults are more inclined toward moral disengagement.

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