Date of Conferral

4-22-2024

Date of Award

April 2024

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Psychology

Advisor

Megan Corley

Abstract

The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore the lived experiences of young adults of permissive and negligent parenting styles and their experiences of resilience and self-sufficiency. The theoretical frameworks were Lazarus and Folkman’s diathesis stress model and Baumrind’s theory of parenting styles. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 20 individuals ages 18–25 who met the inclusion criteria and parenting style experiences for this study. Data were transcribed, coded, and analyzed and three themes and seven subthemes emerged. The interpretation of the findings led to five themes: (a) the impact of attachment and parenting styles on the development of emotion regulation as adolescents into adulthood, (b) parenting styles influence adaptability among adolescents and young adults and adverse childhood experiences can serve as a catalyst for positive change, (c) permissive parenting styles and persistency and reactivity of traits of temperament together contribute to ego resiliency, (d) resilience among young children who have been maltreated is a result of multiple protective factors as indicated in a social–ecological perspective of resilience, and (e) adverse childhood experiences can serve as a catalyst for positive change, a term identified as posttraumatic growth. The results of this study have potential implications for positive social change by highlighting resilience in the aftermath of certain parenting styles and improved understanding of adversity in participants’ experiences. These findings may challenge previous assumptions and how parenting styles are evaluated by others.

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