A study on birth order, perceived parenting styles and emotional regulation amongst young adults

Abstract

The study investigated three variables that is Birth Order, Perceived Parenting Styles and Emotional Regulation amongst young adults. The aim of the study was to indicate the significant difference in Emotional Regulation amongst young adults across various Birth Order and Perceived Parenting Styles. The objectives of the study were to find whether there was an association between Birth Order and Perceived Parenting Styles as well as to see whether there is any significant difference in Emotional Regulation across Birth Order and Perceived Parenting Styles. A sample of 377 including First Born, Middle Born, Last child and Only Child were used. The present study had quantitative research design. The researcher used non probability convenience sampling. The tools that were used in this study were The Perceived Parenting Style Scale developed by Divya and Manikandan (2013) and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire was developed by Gross, J.J., & John, O.P. (2003). Chi square test of independence and ANOVA (Analysis Of Variance) were used for the analysis. The findings indicated that there was no association Birth Order and Perceived Parenting Styles, also there is no significant difference in Emotional Regulation strategies across Birth Order, but significant difference has been found in Emotional Regulation strategies across Perceived Parenting Styles.