Relationship between Child Rearing Styles and Anxiety in Parents of 4 to 12 Years Children

摘要

The purpose of this research was study of relationship between child rearing styles and anxiety rate in parents. The method was correlation and the statistical population was parents who have 4 to 12 years old children in west Tehran and Karaj. The sample of this research was 161 mothers that selected by multistage cluster sampling method. To achieving the purpose, used of Baumrind parenting styles and Cattell's IPAT anxiety questionnaires. The results showed that there is significant negative relation between authoritarian parenting style and self-sentiment development subscale, and between permissive parenting style and ergic tension subscale. Also there is significant positive relation between authoritative parenting style and ego strength subscale. Therefore, it is very important to consider child rearing styles to reduce parents and children anxiety.