Overprotective parenting, identity, and assertiveness in university students
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2023
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UMT, Lahore
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This research investigates the relationship between overprotective parenting, identity, and assertiveness in university students. Random stratified sampling was used in this research. Here, 300 male and female university students between the ages of 18 and 27 had participated. The scales used for data collection were Early Memories of Up-Bringing-Adult Version (Arrindell et al., 1991), Identity Scale for College Students (Ijaz & Rizvi, 2015), and Assertiveness Scale for University Students (Ijaz & Khalid, 2020). The findings indicated that there is a negative relationship of overprotective parenting with arrogant identity, social identity and independent identity. And arrogant-identity has a positive significant relationship with social identity, independent identity, assertiveness and self-regulation assertiveness. Those students who were in 4th years of the programs were more assertive than other years of university students. Men university population were more assertive than women university population. The implications of the research study is to help parents learn about various parenting styles and their effects, particularly how overprotective parenting affects a person's identity and assertiveness. The study's findings will captivate both clinical and non-clinical samples in a big way. Additionally, it will assist the therapist in changing the attachment patterns linked to parenting practices. Furthermore, parents would discuss how to raise their children properly through seminars and awareness campaigns.