PERCEIVED PARENTING STYLES AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG IRANIAN BOY STUDENTS

Abstract

The aim of present study examined the association between perceived parenting styles
and emotional intelligence in Iranian boy students. The sample size was 188 boy
students (age from 16 to 19) were chosen by a multi-stage cluster sampling method.
For gathering data, students filled out Parental bonding instrument (PBI), and
Assessing Emotions Scale (AES). To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient
and multivariate regression analysis were used. The findings revealed there were
positive associations between affectionate constraint parenting style, and optimal
parenting style with high ability of emotional intelligence, and negative associations
existed between affectionless control style and neglectful parenting style with high
ability of emotional intelligence. The affectionate constraint parenting style was a
powerful predictor of high ability of emotional intelligence, and neglectful parenting
style was a plausible predictor of low ability of emotional intelligence in adolescents