RODITELJSTVO U ADOLESCENCIJI – KAKO VASPITAVAM SVOJE DIJETE?
PARENTHOOD IN ADOLESCENCE – HOW DO I EDUCATE MY CHILD?

Summary/Abstract: People are not born as parents, parenting is taught. The work points to the importance of the parental role in adolescence which is an important transitional period of adulthood. The aim of the study was to examine which upbringing styles are represented by parents in today’s family, and how they reflect on the quality of the child-parent relationship. The study was conducted on a sample of 269 parents of fourteen-year-old students from elementary schools in Banja Luka. The dominant forms of parenting styles in adolescent upbringing are presented in the paper, as well as which styles are preferred by parents with regard to gender, age, parental age, and the order of birth of the child. Based on correlation of neutral variables and parenting styles, it was found that mothers preferred more desirable t (268)=1.93, p <.05 and variable parenting style of upbringing t (268)=2.06, p <.05 compared to fathers. The more educated parents will develop a more positive approach to education (F=2.78, p =.04). The obtained results indicate the predominance of desirable upbringing styles such as democratic (M = 20.65, SD = 5.70) and balanced parenting style (M = 21.76, SD = 5.64), but also the presence of undesirable styles such as neglecting (M = 2.08, SD = 3.78) and abusive upbringing style (M = 3.85, SD = 4.03). The results of the study provide a better insight into the dynamics of these variables and show how and which variables indirectly affect quality parenting.

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