Students' Perceptions of Parental Practices and Evaluations of Self,Mother,and Father

Abstract

The present study examined perceptions of parental discipline and associated evaluations of self, i.e., self-concept, mother, and father by 55 undergraduate college students attending a large midwestern university. Significantly more positive evaluations of self and father, but not mother, were associated with restrictive than with permissive parenting practices. The implications in regard to acceptance of parental authority are discussed.