PARENTING STYLES, PEER PRESSURE AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG LATE ADOLESCENCE: MEDIATING ROLE OF LOCUS OF CONTROL
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parenting styles,, peer pressure, health risk behavior, locus of control
Abstract
The present research was intended to explore the Impact of parenting styles and peer pressure on health risk behaviors of late adolescence. Further, it was aimed to explore the mediating role of locus of control among study variables. The present study was based on a correlational research design. The sample of the present study was comprised of late adolescents (N = 253) with ages ranging from 17 to 19 years (M = 17.57, SD = .66). Convenient sampling technique is used for the collection of data from late adolescents of colleges and universities Sargodha city. Parenting Styles Inventory II was developed by (Darling & Toyokawa, 1997), the Peer pressure scale developed by (Mehmood, Shuja & Atta, 2015), Adolescent Exploratory and Risk Behavior Rating Scale developed by (Skaar, 2009) and locus of control scale developed by (Craig, Franklin & Andrew, 1984) were used for data collection. Correlation, Process Macro, and t-test were used to analyze the relationship and mediating role of locus of control. Correlation analysis indicated that there was a significant relationship between all study variables. Further findings indicated internal and external locus of control have both direct and indirect effects on the relationship of parenting style and health risk behavior in late adolescence. However, internal and external locus of control significantly mediate the relationship between peer pressure and health risk behavior in late adolescence. Present findings indicate that self-esteem moderates the relationship between aggression and juvenile delinquency. T-test analysis revealed a significant mean difference of gender on study variables. Implications and suggestions were also discussed at the end of the research.
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Jawairia Zafar
Phd scholar, Senior Lecturer, Riphah International University Gulberg Greens Islamabad.
Dr Sadia Malik
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Pakistan.
Dr Najma Iqbal Malik
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
Nayab Javed
Masters, Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC Islamabad.
Feryal Waseem
Masters, Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC Islamabad.
Elisabeth Martin
Masters, Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC Islamabad.
Zarafshan Hayat
Masters, Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC Islamabad.
Asma Zulfiqar
Masters, Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC Islamabad.