ABSTRACT

Stress and stress management is something that individuals deal with on a day-to-day basis. However, it can often be unclear what is causing stress and if the effects of parenting styles have anything to do with the way stress is managed once adulthood is reached. This topic is something that has not been researched in depth which makes it difficult to say if these two variables, parenting styles and stress management, are related. The goal of this present study is to determine which parenting style is more effective when it comes to stress management in adulthood and to hopefully gain some knowledge of how to positively cope with stress. Participants completed an online survey which asked them questions including demographic information, their relationship with their parents as a child, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), as well as some questions about how they currently cope with stress. Analysis demonstrated that there is no major significant difference between parents who had strict parenting styles compared to lax parenting styles and the way that individuals manage and cope with stress in adulthood. In future studies, using pre-written questions regarding parenting styles may benefit the outcome of the study. Using more questions that represent each parenting style could alter the results to make them clearer and could potentially help individuals decide how to best cope with stress as an adult.

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