Relationship between Parenting Styles and Identity Formation among Emerging Adulthood
emerging adulthood; identity formation; parenting style
Emerging adulthood is a stage of brain development during which people learn about intimacy and mutual trust, deepen existing friendships, engage in family-focused socialization, and develop the social skills that are fundamental to human existence. Parenting style and identity formation are considered to be crucial factors at this stage. This study was conducted to explore the impact of parenting style on identity formation among emerging adulthood. Three hundred and nine college students from different colleges in Tiruvannamalai city were selected through stratified random sampling and the data was administered by using Parental Authority Questionnaire by Buri, 1991, and Aspects of Identity Questionnaire by Briggs and Cheek, 2013. Results revealed that the authoritative parenting style dimension of parenting style was positively associated with dimensions of identity formation such as personal identity, relational identity, social identity and collective identity. Furthermore, emerging adults significantly differed in their demographic categories such as gender and area of living. Jeyaseelan M et al., 2025.
Jeyaseelan, M.; Regis, Susai; James Robert, S.
Youth and Globalization;Volume;7;Issue;1;pp.117-143
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https://doi.org/10.1163/25895745-bja10047 https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105019684529?origin=resultslist
Jeyaseelan M., Department of Sociology, Periyar University, Salem, India; Regis S., Department of Sociology, Periyar University, Salem, India; James Robert S., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bengaluru, India