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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Parenting styles in arab societies: A first cross-regional research study
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Volume 37, No. 3, Year 2006
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Description
The Arab language version of the Parental Authority Questionnaire was administered to 2,893 Arab adolescents in eight Arab societies. Results show that all parenting styles differed across Arab societies. Cluster analysis revealed three combined parenting patterns: inconsistent (permissive and authoritarian), controlling (authoritarian and authoritative), and flexible (authoritative and permissive). The mean score of the authoritarian style was higher among males, whereas the mean score of the authoritative style was higher among females. First-born adolescents reported higher level permissive parenting than other adolescents. The effects of urbanization, parents' education, and the family economic level on parenting were minor. © 2006 Sage Publication.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dwairy, Marwan
Israel, Tivon
Oranim Academic College of Education
Achoui, Mustafa M.
Saudi Arabia, Dhahran
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Abouserie, Reda
Egypt, New Cairo
American University in Cairo
Egypt, New Cairo
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Farah, Adnan
Jordan, Irbid
Yarmouk University
Sakhleh, Anaya A.
Israel, Jerusalem
Palestinian Counseling Center
Fayad, Mona
Lebanon, Beirut
Université Libanaise
Khan, Hassan K.
Yemen, Alden
Aden University
Statistics
Citations: 163
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0022022106286922
ISSN:
00220221
e-ISSN:
15525422
Participants Gender
Female