Relationship between Parenting Style and Mental Health among the Female Adolescents in Tabuk City, KSA

Abstract

Parents are the most powerful instruments in promoting good mental health. This study examinedthe relationship between parenting style and the mental health of female adolescents in Tabuk, KSA.The study employed a correlational methodology, using Convenience Sampling of 100 participants.Standardized questionnaires of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and Measure of Parental Stylewere distributed. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version21.0. Majority of the respondents belong to 20 years of age (26%), were first- year students (34 %),from a nuclear family (77%) with five to six siblings (27%) and in the income bracket 15,000-25,000SAR (25%). Parents were over controlling (maternal [73%] and paternal [65%]). There was a high rateof mental health problems among female adolescents, represented by anxiety (25%), stress (20%) anddepression (18%).