Parenting Style of Single Parents and Its Perceived Effects on the Self-Esteem of Children

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

The influence of parents is important in developing their child's self-esteem. The four parenting styles (authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and neglected) used may have a distinct effect on the self-esteem level of children. This study discovered the parenting style used by single parents in the new normal and identified the relationship between the parenting style of single parents and the self-esteem of children; a correlation design was used to obtain the information needed. The researchers selected forty-seven (47) single parents with offspring between 4 and 11 years old in North Caloocan City. The results revealed that thirty-three (33) single parents used an authoritative parenting style, indicating the highest self-esteem based on their children's emotional state. The relationship between authoritative parenting and emotional state has a t-value of four-point eighteen (4.18), which is larger than the t-critical of two-point seven hundred four (2.704) at a level of significance=0.01 and df=45, rejecting the null hypothesis. It concludes that a relationship exists between single parents' parenting style and children's self-esteem in the new normal.