Title

Mothers and Fathers of Young Children: Comparison of Parenting Styles

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1991

Source Publication

Psychological Reports

Abstract

This study compared the developmental expectations and parenting behaviors of 52 mothers and fathers with children between the ages of 1 and 4 years, using the Parenting Inventory: Young Children. While both mothers and fathers were nurturing parents, mothers obtained significantly higher nurturing scores. Possible reasons for this difference were discussed. Developmental expectations and discipline strategies did not differ between mothers and fathers.

Comments

Psychological Reports, Vol. 69, No. 1 (1991): 320-322. DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1991.69.1.320. © Ammons Scientific 1991.