Abstract: The focus of this study is to investigate parenting styles and their effect on conflict resolution and family quality of life among college students. The study used three scales. The Parenting Styles & Dimension Questionnaire- Short Form (PSDQ-Short) with 32 items, Family Quality of Life scale (FQOL) with 16 items and Conflict Resolution Style Inventory (CRSI) with 16 items. A total of 230 undergraduate students participated in this study. The sample was made up of 73 (32%) males and 157 (68%) females’ participants. Data was collected in a classroom setting during class time in a university college. The results of the study showed that students that were dissatisfied with life, concerned financially, and have low social support scored lower in parenting styles (warmth & support, reasoning/induction, and democratic participation). Results also showed that students dissatisfied with life, concerned financially, and that have low social support scored lower on family quality of life.
Keywords: Parenting styles, Parenting, warm-support, reasoning-induction, family interaction.
Title: Parenting Styles: An Effect on Conflict Resolution & Family Quality of life of College Students
Author: Abel Gitimu Waithaka, Tara Fusco, Priscilla N Gitimu
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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