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University students' perceptions of their parents' childrearing styles associated with their inclinations to become parents
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | McCracken, Judi |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Researchers have associated Diane Baumrind’s parenting styles (Baumrind, 1967; Baumrind, 1966; Baumrind, 1968; Baumrind, 1971) with countless outcomes among children, adolescents, and adults. However, few, if any, have investigated an age group’s perceptions of their childrearing compared with their inclination to become parents. This study examined 67 West Virginia University students’ responses to the Adapted Parenting Attribute Questionnaire (APAQ) completed by Child Development and Family Studies majors in 2007. The purpose was to determine patterns of perceptions in guardians’ parenting styles, then compare the participants’ inclinations to become parents and their rankings of importance (low, medium, or high; low and high) in becoming parents. After the scores of parenting styles were separated and calculated using SPSS, the six subscales of like parenting styles correlated significantly and positively. However, no significance was found between the perception of parenting styles and the ranking in importance of becoming parents. iii Acknowledgements Many thanks go to my committee members for their guidance in this challenging process: Dr. Bobbie Warash, Dr. Carol Markstrom, and Dr. Amy Kennedy Root. My colleague, graduate student Elizabeth Demasi spent hours gathering the data and entering figures into the spreadsheets prior to my receiving the information. I also appreciate the invaluable input from Assistant University Librarian Kelly Diamond from the WVU Downtown Library Reference Department. I also thank Sue Wang, Elaine Christie, and Joe Morasco in the Downtown Library Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Department who have helped me gather and scan research documents. Thanks also go to my former department head, University Librarian Penny Pugh, and present department head, Associate Librarian Hilary Fredette, who have been flexible by allowing me to change my schedule each semester. Two additional supporters I must acknowledge are West Virginia and Regional History Collection Archivist Kyla Lucas and Professor Emeritus Dr. William Torry whose enthusiasm greatly sustained me. I want to thank my family members: My sister Vicki Drumheller, and her husband Nathan; my brother, Michael Hubbard, my sister-in-law Carol Herrington, and my mother-inlaw, Sister Mildred McCracken for all their prayers and encouragement; my son, Brian, has been very patient and accommodating; my mother and father, Carolyn and Ramon Hubbard, whose style and grace started me on life’s journey and my academic career; finally, my husband, my biggest fan, and my best friend, who has been my ultimate supporter – thank you, Greg! I love |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.33915/etd.685 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1688&context=etd |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.685 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
