Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by increasing autonomy, changing peer relationships, heightened sensitivity to social evaluation, and continuing dependence on family relationships. Parenting practices may therefore play an important role in adolescents’ social and emotional adjustment. The present study examined the association between perceived parenting styles and social anxiety among adolescents in Goa, India. Perceived parenting styles were assessed using the Perceived Parenting Style Scale (PPSS), which measures authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting dimensions. Social anxiety was assessed using the Kutcher Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder Scale for Adolescents (K-GSADS-A). The sample consisted of 61 adolescents aged 13–17 years residing in Goa, India. Purposive sampling technique was used for recruitment of the sample. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t tests, and Pearson product moment correlations. The reported results indicated a significant positive association between authoritarian parenting and social anxiety (r = .40, p<.01). The associations of authoritative (r = −.05) and permissive parenting (r = .08) with social anxiety were weak and nonsignificant. Female adolescents reported significantly higher social anxiety scores than male adolescents, t (59) = −2.59, p = .012, whereas gender differences in perceived parenting styles were nonsignificant. These results suggest that perceived authoritarian parenting may be related to adolescent social anxiety and gender differences in adolescent mental health need to be considered. Larger more representative samples are needed to clarify these relationships within the Indian sociocultural context.
Authors: Anjali Girish, Rohit Ranjan
Institution: Lovely Professional University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7223566959