Assessing Parenting Behaviors of a Southern Rural Community Using the Ghent Parental Behavior Scale

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Mary C. Nelson (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Advisor

Jeannie Golden

Abstract: This study was conducted to examine parental behaviors of a southern rural community and what demographics are related to certain parenting behaviors. Archival data were used from a sample of high school parents (N = 39) who completed a demographics survey and a revised Ghent Parental Behavior Scale (GPBS).This self-rating measure consists of nine subscales: Positive Parenting Monitoring Rules Discipline Inconsistent Discipline Harsh Punishment Autonomy Material Rewarding and Ignoring. The demographics collected for this study were: age race gender (sex) marital status household income and the highest level of education level completed. Significant differences were observed for Monitoring by race Autonomy by income and Ignoring by income. This contributes to the literature regarding the associations between demographic variables and parenting practices which is currently scarce. 

Additional Information

Publication

Thesis

Date: 2012

Keywords

Psychology, Social psychology, Ghent Parental Behavior Scale, Low-income, Parenting Styles, Rural, Southern

Subjects

Parenting

Rural parents

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