Keywords
Parenting practices; Subjective wellbeing; Children; Adolescents; Intervention programs
Abstract
Parenting practices play an important role in children’s subjective wellbeing and global mental health.
The study included a sample of 2256 parents of 2256 children from 5th grade (48.8%) and 7th grade (51.2%), mean age 11.58 years old; SD 1.41; ranging from 10-16 (48,4% between 10 and 11 years of age and 51.6% 12 years or older); there were 46.2 % boys and 53.8 % girls.
The results present the descriptive analyses of the principal variables, parenting practices and parent’s perception of child subjective wellbeing. It is presented a Regression Model that illustrates the strong impact of parenting practices in subjective wellbeing, and the gender and age differences in this relation.
The main conclusions are that positive parenting practices (control and acceptance) are related to positive perception of subjective wellbeing. Parents have a more positive perception of their parenting practices in relation to girls and younger children.
Suggestions for intervention are proposed, related to positive parenting practices promotion programs and intervention that involve parents-children activities.
Citation
Gaspar t and de Matos mg. Parenting Practices: Parent’s Perception of the Impact in Children Psychological Wellbeing. SM J Fam Med. 2017; 1(2): 1008.