Perceived parental rearing behaviours and coping in young adolescents

Relationships between parental rearing practices and coping styles were examined in a sample of 122 young adolescents. Subjects completed the child version of the EMBU, a self-report inventory for assessing perceptions of current parenting practices, and the Utrecht Coping List for Adolescents, a self-report measure of general coping dispositions. As predicted, correlational and regression analyses showed, that perceived rejection by both father and mother was significantly associated with the use of passive coping strategies. Unexpectedly, no convincing relationships were found between parental emotional warmth and coping styles. Finally, perceived control by both parents was linked to higher scores of active coping. The present findings are discussed in light of previous work in this research field. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.