Association of Perceived Parenting Styles with General Family Functioning in Young Adults with Borderline Personality Disorder
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES
Current study focused on the predictive association of perceived parenting styles (i.e., permissive, authoritative, & authoritarian) with general family functioning (i.e., problem solving, communication, roles, affective responsiveness, affective involvement and behavior control). in young adults with borderline personality disorders.
HYPOTHESIS
Considering the literature it was hypothesized that the perceived parenting styles (mothers & fathers) would predict the dysfunctional pattern of general family functioning in young adults with borderline personality disorders.
METHOD AND SAMPLE
A cross-sectional study design, using a sample of 51 participants diagnosed with borderline personality disorder ages between18-25 years (M = 22.55, SD = 1.629). Among them 16 (31.4%) were male and 35 (68.6%) were female. Participants were recruited from different out-patient setups in Karachi. Instruments used in this study were, Socio-demographic Information Form, Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) and The McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD). .
RESULTS
The findings of the study highlighted that coefficient of the multiple regression analysis found that perceived permissive style of mothers and fathers (β= .122, t= .751 p> 0.05 and β, -.171 t, -.789 p> 0.05) does not significantly predicts the general family functioning, while perceived authoritative parenting of both parents (β,=-.400, t= -2.537, p< 0.05and β, -.417 t, -2.312 p< 0.05) significantly predict general family functioning of participants of study. Moreover, perceived authoritarian parenting styles of mothers (β= .387, t= 2.342 p< 0.05) have a significant effect on general family functioning, while authoritarian approach of fathers (β, .051 t, .270 p> 0.05) does not affect the general family functioning of young adults with borderline personality disorder.
CONCLUSION
Further limitations of the study and future implications were discussed.
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