Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem among Adolescents: Role of Parenting Style

Abstract

Psychology has developed an interest in parenting styles and how they affect teenagers' psychosocial development. The current study aims to explore the role of parenting style on adolescent self-efficacy and self-esteem. The study was conducted on 140 adolescents from Kerala within the age group of 15-19, in which 70 were boys and 70 were girls. The variables such as parenting style, self-efficacy, and self-esteem were assessed using scale of parenting style, general self-efficacy scale and Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale respectively. Correlation test and t-test were carried out to analyse the data collected from the participants. Results showed that, there exists no significant relationship between parenting style and other variables namely, self-efficacy and self-esteem. No significant difference was found between male and female in parenting style, self-efficacy and self-esteem.