Parenting style and Its Effect on Anxiety and Academic Performance among Students
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Objective: The main purpose of this research was to study the effect of Gender (male & female) and levels (High & Low) of dimensions of Parenting Style on the measures of dependent variables (Anxiety and Academic Performance). Method: The sample for this research consisted of 300 female and male students. Purposive sampling technique was used. Data analysis was done descriptively by using mean and standard deviation and further two-way ANOVA with 2×2 factorial design was used. Screening Instrument: A parenting style and anxiety scale were used. Result: Research results revealed a significant independent effect of levels of all four types of parenting style on both measures of dependent variables (anxiety and academic performance). Significant interaction effects of gender × levels of democratic were found on anxiety and Significant interaction effects of gender × levels of autocratic parenting styles were found on academic performance.
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