The Effect of Perceived Mother’s Parenting Style on School Friends-Related Adjustment in Korean Middle School Students: Focused on the moderating effect of gender

DOI: 10.5176/2251-1865_CBP74

Authors: Young Lyn Kim, Tae-Suk Kim and Eunpyung Seo

Abstract: This study examined the effect of perceived mother’s parenting style on school friends-related adjustment in Korean middle school students by gender. The results showed that there was a difference in the level of school friends-related adjustment by gender, with mother’s permissive and authoritarian parenting style. Moreover, with mother’s authoritative parenting style, the level of school friends-related adjustment was higher as the level of perceived mother’s authoritative parenting style was higher, regardless of gender.

Keywords: mother’s parenting style, school friends-related adjustment, gender difference.