The role of parenting style of single parents in young children’s risk-taking
- Wood, E. E., Kennison, S. M., & Jackson, G. C. (2023). The role of parenting style of single parents in young children’s risk-taking. Current Psychology, 42(19), 15915-15924. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00178-0
- This article examined the relationship between parenting styles of single parents and risk-taking behaviors in young children. Research suggests that there are four primary parenting styles: 1. Authoritative parenting — Demonstrating high warmth and high parental control 2. Permissive parenting — Demonstrating high warmth and low parental control 3. Authoritarian parenting — Demonstrating low warmth and high parental control 4. Neglectful parenting — Demonstrating low warmth and low parental control In a sample of 200 single parents with a child between the ages of two and five, parents were asked to evaluate their approach to parenting and to assess their child’s risk-taking behaviors (e.g., runs out into the street, plays with fire). The results revealed that higher levels of authoritarian parenting among single mothers were related to higher levels of risk-taking behaviors for their children. Additionally, the findings showed that higher levels of permissive parenting among single fathers were related to higher risk-taking behaviors for their sons but not for their daughters.
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