A Study of the Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Happiness of School-going Adolescents with Reference to Educational Background, Socioeconomic Status, and Working Status of parents

Abstract

Parenting Styles are one of the most influential factors in the happiness of adolescents and may be affected by working status, Socioeconomic status, and education level. The main objective of this paper was to study the relationship between parenting styles and the happiness of adolescents with reference to educational level, working status, and socioeconomic status. A total of 100 adolescents from 20 schools in Lucknow city and 200 parents participated in this study. Oxford happiness questionnaire, parenting Style four-factor questionnaire (PS-FFQ), and a self-prepared questionnaire for the demographic profile were used to collect the data. A nonparametric test Chi-Square was used to calculate the relationships between the variables. Findings revealed that education level and working status had significant relationships with adolescents' happiness. However, socioeconomic status had not shown a relationship between them.