PERFECTIONISM, PARENTAL STYLES AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between perfectionism, perceived parental styles, depression and satisfaction of life. The results reveal that the authoritarian parenting style is significantly positive associated with depression. The permissive parenting style is significantly negative associated with depression. The authoritative parenting style is significantly positive associated with satisfaction of life. The dysfunctional components of perfectionism are significantly positive associated with depression and negative with satisfaction of life. The regression analysis shows that the development of dysfunctional perfectionism is predicted by authoritarian parenting style. The finding of present study can be helpful for psychological counseling for students with dysfunctional perfectionist tendencies.