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Impact of Mothering on Self Esteem and Adjustment of Adolescents

Seetha K.P. , Seetha K.P. , S. Vinod Kumar

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Pediatric Education and Research 1(3):p 99-105, July - September 2013. | DOI:

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The paper explores the influence of mothering mode of parenting on self esteem and adjustment of adolescents. The study attempted to find out differences among mothering variables with self esteem and adjustment. The parameters included in the study were rejection-acceptance, carelessness-protection, neglect-indulgence, utopian expectations-realism, lenient standard-moralism, freedom-discipline, faulty role expectations-realistic role expectations and marital conflict-marital adjustment mothering. Independent variables are self esteem, general adjustment with family,health,personal,social and academic adjustment. 120 adolescents within the age group of 15-18 years were selected using stratified random sampling. Statistical techniques used in this study were Correlation, ANOVA and Duncan technique. Results revealed that adolescents develop their self esteem more fast in acceptance mode of mothering and academic adjustment is more influenced with freedom mothering. 

Keywords: Mothering; Self esteem; Adjustment. 


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