Theoretical Framework
This paper is grounded on Diana Baumrind’s Pillar Theory. Theory. Baumrind’s theory suggests that four dimensions of parent-child interactions reecting types of responsiveness and control could predict reliably children's social, emotional, and cognitive functioning !ussel " #ent$el, %&&(. )s for this study, it is focused on the correlation bet*een parenting styles and social relations. Baumrind’s pillar theory focuses on the four parenting styles *hich are authoritari authoritarian an parenti parenting, ng, authoritati authoritative ve parenti parenting, ng, permissi permissive ve parentin parenting g and uninvolve uninvolved d parentin parenting. g.
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have strict guidelines about *hat is right and *rong, and they demand that their children follo* those guidelines %&( *ithout eplaining to the child *hy those rules *ere implemented. The second parenting style is authoritative parenting. /n this parenting style, Baumrind 00( states that the parent attempts to direct the child’s activ activiti ities es in a ration rational, al, issue issue-ori -orient ented ed manner manner.. /n this this style style of parent parenting ing,, despite having a strict and demanding 1gure upon the child, the parent o2er o2ers s love love and and su supp ppor ortt as *ell *ell as epla plain inin ing g the the reaso easons ns behi behind nd the the demands and rules implemented on the child. The third parenting style is permissive parenting. Permissive Permissive parents displa dis play y relat relativ ively ely high high levels levels of respons esponsive ivenes ness s but lo* levels levels of contr control ol !us !usse sell " #ent$ ent$el el,, %& %&& &(. (. )c )cco cord rdin ing g to 3*en 3*en De*a De*ar, r, Ph PhD. D.,, %& %&&&- ((
Permissive parenting is a style of child-rearing that features t*o 4ey traits5 being nurturing and *arm and being reluctant to impose limits. )lthough it is good to be very responsive to the child, the discipline in this 4ind of parenting is very *ea4 and *ould lead to very abusive children. +upporting that statement *ould be a 6uote from +uheyla +arac’s article Parenting Styles: How They Afect Children %&&( that says, 78hildren of permissive parents generally have di9culty controlling their impulses, are immature, and reluctant to accept responsibility7. :ast but not the least is the uninvolved parenting. /n this parenting style, parents tend to leave their children on their o*n !athus, %&( not being responsive to their needs and sho* fe* demands. )ccording to Donna ;ancoc4 ;os4ins %&(, uninvolved parenting style has been found to have the most negative e2ect on adolescent outcomes *hen compared to the other three parenting styles. This parenting style allo*s the child to gro* *ithout any supervision that might lead to highly disruptive and violent behaviors in society. Baumrind’s pillar theory is the only theory that eplains a child’s behavior based on ho* parenting styles a2ect them as they gro* and interact *ith people outside the family. /nspired by her theory, this study is then conducted to determine the correlation bet*een parenting styles and interpersonal relations outside the family.
