A relationship between Emotional intelligence and perceived parenting styles among undergraduate in Delhi University, India

Abstract

Introduction: Emotional Intelligence makes a major contribution and important factor in mental health. Parenting plays a pivotal role in training emotional intelligence because parents are responsible for the overall development of child. Not many studies have been done to find the association between emotional intelligence and parenting style. The objective of the study was to find the level of emotional intelligence in college students and if there is an association with perceived parenting style whether gender was as an effect modifier on the relationship between emotional intelligence and parenting style among young adults. Methods: The study was conducted as a cross sectional study among college students in the age group of 18 to 24years. The study revealed that majority of the participants reported their parents parenting style as authoritative, followed by authoritarian. Result: The proportion of authoritative father was 36% and authoritative mother was 37%. In this study the parenting style of mother was authoritative for both genders. The study results showed maternal authoritarian style (OR=0.3; 95%CI: 0.1, 0.5) and permissive style (OR=0.2; 95% CI: 0.2, 1.2) was negatively associated with high emotional quotient when compared to authoritative parenting style. Gender was an effect modifier in relationship between emotional intelligence and parenting style of father. Conclusion: Emotional intelligence can be learned and modified and parents play a crucial rule in emotional development of child. They should acknowledge the developmental needs of child, listens to them, give them freedom and independence and also hold them accountable for their mistakes and behavior.

The Impact of Perceived Dysfunctional Parenting Styles on Level of Emotional Intelligence of Young Adults

“…It emphasizes the significance of emotional intelligence, which can be acquired over time, compared with IQ, which is inborn. Mishra and Singh (2022) undertook a cross-sectional study among college students at Delhi University, India, exploring the level of emotional intelligence and associations with parental styles and gender as a possible modifier. The survey concluded that most of the perceived parenting styles were authoritative and followed by authoritarian.…”

Estilos de crianza, agresividad e inteligencia emocional en adolescentes de una Institución Educativa Nacional, Chiclayo, Perú

“…En esa línea, la inteligencia emocional influye en el hábito personal del uso de sustancias (Kun et al, 2019), además, se relaciona con el funcionamiento familiar y el desarrollo positivo (Pérez-Fuentes et al, 2019), se corresponde con mayores niveles de autoestima y menores problemas de adicción al internet (Peng et al, 2019), también, es relacionada con la motivación, la resiliencia y el rendimiento académico (Trigueros et al, 2019). Al analizar la interacción entre estilos de crianza, agresión e inteligencia emocional, diversos estudios han evidenciado que los estilos de crianza se relacionan con la inteligencia emocional (Kokkinos & Vlavianou, 2021;Mishra & Singh, 2022;Reyes-Wapano, 2021;Yadav et al, 2021), asimismo, otros estudios han mostrado que los estilos de crianza se asocia con la agresión (Anjum et al, 2019;Castañeda & Candela, 2022;Chopra & Devdutt, 2021;Cleveland & Yu, 2019;Dámaso-Flores & Serpa-Barrientos, 2022;Ordinola, 2022;Perez-Gramaje et al, 2019), también, que la agresión se correlaciona con la inteligencia emocional (Aguilar Chacón, 2022;Castro Carrasco, 2022;Cleveland & Yu, 2019;Fayaz, 2019;Guerrero Carranza & Reyes Baca, 2020;Jiménez Alvarado, 2021).…”